Security News

After attack, SourceForge speeds move to new security model
2011-02-01 06:46

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207241/After_attack_SourceForge_speeds_move_to_new_security_model By Jeremy Kirk IDG News Service January 31, 2011 The open-source software development site...

Hackers didn't retrieve data in Defense pharmacy website	attack
2011-01-27 11:17

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110125_5321.php By Bob Brewin NextGov 01/25/2011 No data has been siphoned off the Defense Department PharmacoEconomic Center website and domain as the result...

London 2012 Olympics faces increased cyber attack threat
2011-01-21 11:19

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/19/london-2012-olympics-cyber-attack By Owen Gibson sports news correspondent guardian.co.uk 19 January 2011 London Olympics organisers today warned of the...

Cyber criminals abandon 'dogs' for new,	sophisticated attack methods
2011-01-21 11:18

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/01/20/cybersecurity-reports-new-methods.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com Jan 20, 2011 On the surface, it appears that progress is being made in the struggle for...

Hackers steal data of 2,	000 people in attack on Fine Gael website
2011-01-11 07:54

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0111/1224287236758.html The Irish Times January 11, 2011 TWO INVESTIGATIONS are under way by gardaí and the Office of the Data Protection...

Crime ring instigates cyber attack against rival websites
2011-01-10 07:37

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/01/113_79384.html By Kim Rahn The Korea Times 01-09-2011 A group of gangsters have been caught hiring hackers to make “cyber attacks” to shut...

F.B.I. Memos Reveal Cost of a Hacking Attack
2010-12-15 06:01

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/f-b-i-memos-reveal-cost-of-a-hacking-attack/ By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF The New York Times Bits December 14, 2010 Repelling a hacker attack can be costly as...

Smartphone botnets? New report predicts mobile devices will be part of DDoS attacks
2010-12-15 06:01

http://www.csoonline.com/article/646713/smartphone-botnets-new-report-predicts-mobile-devices-will-be-part-of-ddos-attacks By Joan Goodchild Senior Editor CSO December 14, 2010 Smartphones could...

'Hacktivist' takes credit for WikiLeaks attacks via Twitter
2010-12-01 06:39

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/hacktivist-takes-credit-for-wikileaks-attacks-via-twitter.html By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Los Angeles Times November 30, 2010 A self-proclaimed...

China to issue unified rules on sentencing for cyber attack	crimes
2010-11-11 07:21

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-11/10/c_13600869.htm Editor: Mu Xuequan English.news.cn 2010-11-10 BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua)-- China will issue new judicial rules governing...