Security News

Southfield teenager accused in computer attacks
2005-03-21 11:13

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/031905/loc_20050319015.shtml March 19, 2005 A Southfield teen was arrested Friday and accused of orchestrating computer attacks to cripple Web sites operated...

'No Execute' Flag Waves Off Buffer Attacks
2005-02-28 10:37

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55209-2005Feb26.html By John Breeden II Special to The Washington Post February 27, 2005 Pour a 12-ounce can of soda into an eight-ounce glass, and...

U.N. warns of nuclear cyber attack risk
2004-09-28 09:13

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9592 By Kevin Poulsen SecurityFocus Sept 27 2004 The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency warned Friday of growing concern about cyber attacks against nuclear...

Update: Credit card firm hit by DDoS attack
2004-09-23 07:14

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,96099,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net has been the target...

DoubleClick downed by denial-of-service attack
2004-07-28 07:48

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,94837,00.html By Paul Roberts JULY 27, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE Internet advertising company DoubleClick Inc. was shut down today by...

Chinese hackers attack Taiwan military news agency ahead of	drill
2004-07-20 12:11

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/96583/1/.html 20 July 2004 TAIPEI: Suspected Chinese hackers have launched an offensive against the website of Taiwan's Military News...

Experts agree on method, not scope of IIS attacks
2004-07-01 11:34

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,94221,00.html By Paul Roberts JUNE 30, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE One day after reports of Web site attacks surfaced, there was...

Largest ISPs Attack 'Zombies'
2004-06-23 11:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61759-2004Jun22.html By Jonathan Krim Washington Post Staff Writer June 23, 2004 The country's largest e-mail account providers called yesterday for...

Akamai Attack Reveals Increased Sophistication
2004-06-22 10:58

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,93977,00.html By Jaikumar Vijayan JUNE 21, 2004 COMPUTERWORLD An attack last week against Akamai Technologies Inc. demonstrated...

CSO survey: Companies lack plans in case of terrorist attacks
2004-06-10 09:45

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,93741,00.html By Paul Roberts JUNE 09, 2004 IDG NEWS SERVICE A majority of security executives surveyed said their companies...