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US-CERT Current Activity - Osama Bin Laden's Death Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning
2011-05-03 14:51

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#osama_bin_laden_s_death US-CERT Current Activity Osama Bin Laden's Death Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning Original release date:...

US-Russian dictionary defines cyber war, other concepts
2011-04-29 15:13

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/04/28/us-russia-cyber-dictionary.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com April 28, 2011 It is all very well to talk about cyberspace and cybersecurity, but what do they mean,...

Cyberespionage: US finds FBI agents in elite unit lack necessary skills
2011-04-28 07:35

Forwarded from: Justin Lundy http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0427/Cyberespionage-US-finds-FBI-agents-in-elite-unit-lack-necessary-skills By Mark Clayton Staff writer The Christian Science...

Leaked US cables finger Chinese army hackers for cyber-spying
2011-04-19 06:07

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/18/byzantine_hades_cyber_espionage/ By John Leyden The Register 18th April 2011 Leaked US diplomatic cables have provided some of the first hard evidence that...

Hackers break US government smart card security
2011-01-28 13:20

http://news.techworld.com/security/3258312/hackers-break-us-government-smart-card-security/ By Robert McMillan Techworld.com 27 January 11 The US government has been stepping up its use of smart...

US cyberwar firing range to demo by July
2011-01-27 11:17

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/26/cyber_range_demo_date_set/ By Lewis Page The Register 26th January 2011 DARPA has announced that its planned "National Cyber Range" – an artificial,...

US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?
2010-01-26 06:54

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0125/US-oil-industry-hit-by-cyberattacks-Was-China-involved By Mark Clayton Staff writer The Christian Science Monitor January 25, 2010 Houston -- At least three...

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon 'is facing a US trial'
2009-11-30 07:42

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8381961.stm BBC News 26 November 2009 Computer hacker Gary McKinnon faces being tried in the US after requests to block his extradition were refused, the Home...

Top US scientist accused of trying to spy for Israel  (fwd)
2009-10-20 07:19

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6380288/Top-US-scientist-accused-of-trying-to-spy-for-Israel.html By Toby Harnden in Washington Telegraph 19 Oct 2009 Stewart Nozette,...

Comedian sneaks into US State department
2009-05-11 06:16

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5295148/Comedian-sneaks-into-US-State-department.html Telegraph.co.uk 08 May 2009 Comedian Armando Iannucci got past security guards at...

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