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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. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., denial of service, bot, DNS server, query, victim, DNS, threat, IP, server, attack, DOS, IP address, security

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. TAGS: distributed denial of service, denial of service, resource, attack, security, server, e-mail

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. TAGS: Juniper Networks Inc., denial of service, router, flaw, vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc., attack, networking, security, operating system

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. TAGS: spammer, anti-spam, denial of service, attack, security, e-mail, server

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. TAGS: graduate student, proposal, denial of service, attack, victim, traffic, Internet Service Provider, method, server, security

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. TAGS: flaw, attack, denial of service, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: bond, criminal, denial of service, bank, U.K., attack, security

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. TAGS: flaw, spokeswoman, imaging, denial of service, vulnerability, patch, code, attack, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Asia-Pacific, bot, Symantec Corp., Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, region, Asia, Beijing, attack, denial of service, China, security

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. TAGS: attack, denial of service, threat, researcher, IP, Microsoft Corp., firewall, Microsoft Windows, security, operating system

Hacking for dollars

July 6, 2005 These days, attackers are motivated more by money than the desire to write disruptive worms like Sasser. TAGS: notoriety, CipherTrust Inc., hacker, hacking, Sasser worm, shift, worm, attack, Symantec Corp., phishing, denial of service, security, PC

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., flaw, antivirus software, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, vulnerability, Norton Co., denial of service, Japan, patch management, attack, antivirus, virus, security

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. TAGS: Computer Security Incident Response Team, phishing, zombie, China, denial of service, attack, leader, security, U.S., virus, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: Cisco CallManager, Cisco Systems Inc., enterprise network, telephony, flaw, IP telephony, advisory, VoIP, vulnerability, denial of service, router, bug, attack, security

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. TAGS: XSS, Trend Micro Inc., worm, MySpace, profile, denial of service, front, attack, Web browser, security, e-mail
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