News tagged with internet attacks
China's main microblog restricts user posts
China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.
May 29, 2012 |
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US spy agency can keep mum on Google ties: court
The top-secret US National Security Agency is not required to reveal any deal it may have with Google to help protect against cyber attacks, an appeals court ruled Friday.
May 11, 2012 |
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House OKs cybersecurity bill despite veto threat
The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies.
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Google raises bounty on software bugs
Google on Monday raised to $20,000 its bounty on software bugs that hackers could exploit for cyber attacks on the Internet giant's online services.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Internet thieves piggyback on legitimate users
Theft of Internet service is on the rise, and experts say only a few of the culprits are being caught.
Apr 10, 2012 |
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European Internet campaigners battle ACTA
A controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy has sparked a fightback led by Internet users in ex-communist countries who say the region's past underlines the need to defend freedom.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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European parliament website under cyber attack
The European parliament website came under cyber attack Thursday but hackers failed to penetrate the assembly's internal network, a spokesman said.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Poland defends stance on treaty after web attacks
(AP) -- Polish officials vowed Monday to stick to plans to sign an international copyright treaty that has outraged Internet activists and prompted an attack on government websites.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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French official: Europe must defend privacy rights
(AP) -- Europe and the United States don't agree on how to strike the right balance between protecting privacy rights and battling the terror threat, the head of France's data protection watchdog said Friday.
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Britain warns over state-sponsored cyber attacks
British Foreign Secretary William Hague issued a warning on Wednesday to countries which sponsor cyber attacks, at the close of a global cyberspace conference in London.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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New cyber attack on Japan parliament
Japan's parliament has come under cyber attack again, apparently from the same emails linked to a China-based server that have already hit several lawmakers' computers, an official said Wednesday.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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China-based servers in Japan cyber attacks: report
A virus that infected computers at Japanese overseas diplomatic missions had been designed to send data to servers in China, a report said Friday.
Oct 28, 2011 |
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S. Korea police arrest two men for hacking
South Korean police said Tuesday two people have been arrested for infecting about 16,000 personal computers with hacking programmes which allowed them to secretly record video of their victims.
Oct 18, 2011 |
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2,700 hacking attempts on S.Korea military in year
South Korea's military has seen more than 2,700 attempts to hack into its websites over the past year, a lawmaker said Wednesday, amid growing concern over North Korea's cyber warfare capability.
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Cyber attack on Seoul's Unification Ministry
The South Korean ministry which handles relations with North Korea has been targeted by hackers in the latest of a series of online attacks on government and corporate websites, an official said Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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