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New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006
Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.
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Security from A to Z: DDoS
November 27, 2006
Denial-of-service attacks, which take down a Web resource, are used by digital blackmailers. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Juniper routers exposed to attack
January 31, 2005
A flaw in some versions of the Junos OS could make networks vulnerable to DOS attacks, the gear maker warns.
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Antispam advocate succumbs to spammer
May 18, 2006
Eran Reshef, who asked people to bury spammers simply by replying to spam e-mails, falls victim to mass online attack.
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Taking aim at denial-of-service attacks
May 13, 2003
Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University propose plans for stopping high-volume digital onslaughts that are used to shut down Internet sites.
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Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw
November 29, 2005
Code crashes vulnerable computers by taking advantage of a flaw for which Microsoft provided a fix in October.
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Vigilantes launch attack on scam sites
February 10, 2005
Group called 419 Flash Mob has started denial-of-service attacks against Web sites they claim are used by Internet criminals.
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Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling
November 29, 2005
Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month.
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Botnets on the rise in Asia, Symantec says
September 22, 2005
Hijacking of systems by hackers grew by more than 140 percent in China alone, according to security firm's report.
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Denial-of-service glitch could threaten Windows
March 8, 2005
Well-known flaw in handling IP packets surfaces in Windows, but Microsoft denies that "LAND attacks" are serious threat.
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Hacking for dollars
July 6, 2005
These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser.
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Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software
March 30, 2005
Security specialist reveals vulnerabilities in its products that could let hackers attack PCs running the software.
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Between phishers and the deep blue sea
July 18, 2005
Scams involving fake e-mail and Web sites are increasingly originating overseas, making them harder to trace and block.
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Cisco squashes VoIP, router bugs
January 18, 2006
Flaws in software for routers and Internet-based telephony could be a conduit for attacks on enterprise networks.
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Samy opens new front in worm war
October 17, 2005
Security experts fear would-be attackers will copy the worm, which exploits an unaddressed scripting flaw.
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