Security News

Hackers Deface Web Sites; FBI Issues DDoS Warning
2001-05-08 02:15

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_760451,00.html By Ryan Naraine and Michael Singer May 7, 2001 Web page defacement attacks by hackers have escalated dramatically in the last 24...

Teen charged for hacking into NASA Web site
2001-03-14 16:14

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500463211-500706718-503874142-0,00.html By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (March 13, 2001 5:42 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - A...

Advance notice of Web site warning may have helped block              attacks
2001-03-12 06:33

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58475,00.html By DAN VERTON March 09, 2001 Early warnings issued by the FBI to four vertical-industry groups about the continuing threat of...

FBI investigating widespread Web site break-ins by crime              groups
2001-03-09 04:25

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58414,00.html By DAN VERTON March 08, 2001 The FBI today disclosed it has launched 40 separate investigations into alleged hacking incidents...

Small Start-Up Helps the CIA To Mask Its Moves on the Web
2001-02-13 07:23

http://cryptome.org/cia-safeboy.htm By NEIL KING JR. Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 12, 2001 How's this for a curious pairing? Stephen Hsu and his partners at SafeWeb Inc....

Congress to Weigh Web Defense Plan
2001-02-12 16:42

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO57603,00.html By DAN VERTON February 12, 2001 A report that proposes sweeping changes in the way the government organizes its...

NT still most hacked web server platform
2001-01-09 06:09

http://www.uk.internet.com/Article/101161 James Middleton 08 Jan 2001 The year 2000 saw Windows NT steaming ahead yet again as the most hacked web server operating system, after a majority of...

Intruder defaces Nasdaq-100 Index Web page
2000-12-28 09:02

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO55654,00.html?OpenDocument&~f By DAN VERTON December 27, 2000 A hacker that goes by the name "prime suspectz" cracked into a Nasdaq Stock...

Re: FTC Denies Web Site Security Hole
2000-12-15 08:07

Forwarded by: Kitetoa Funny how people can "angrily refute" the truth. The FTC site have been vulnerable to this bug as many, many other .gov or .mil sites for years. If anyone is interested, I...

The Changing Face of Web Sites
2000-12-14 04:19

http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/article/0,,6_533881,00.html By the InternetNews.com Staff December 13, 2000 [SOUTH AFRICA] What do Renault, Computicket and Statistics South Africa have in...