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CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout

January 22, 2008 Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. TAGS: SANS Institute, cyberattack, blackout, U.S., attack, training

Trio sentenced to 8 years in U.K. cyberattack scheme

October 4, 2006 The three Russian citizens, accused of extorting $4 million, focused on U.K. Internet gambling sites. TAGS: cyberattack, trio, U.K.

Hackers hit Japanese government systems

February 24, 2005 The Japanese Government has suffered a spate of cyberattacks on two of its Web sites this week, according to reports. TAGS: cyberattack

China accused of cyberattacks on New Zealand

September 13, 2007 New Zealand secret service hints that Chinese government is responsible for recent attacks on the country's networks. TAGS: cyberattack, New Zealand, attack, China

Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means

May 29, 2007 Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation--and the wider implications. TAGS: Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks, cyberattack, denial of service, distributed denial of service, attack, event, survey, DNS, server

October 19, 2005 A customized service that analyzes data from firewalls and intrusion detection systems might help protect university networks. TAGS: cyberattack, information security, intrusion detection system, university, college, organization, school, security, firewall

Attack code for Windows flaw heightens risk

June 27, 2006 Computer code that exploits a "critical" flaw appears on the Net, prompting Microsoft to issue a security advisory. TAGS: cyberattack, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Zero-day attack hits Word

February 15, 2007 Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Word, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse

Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks

January 25, 2007 A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned. TAGS: Microsoft Word, cyberattack, attack, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. reveals plans to hit back at cyberthreats

April 4, 2008 The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general. TAGS: adversary, cyberthreats, cyberattack, military, supply chain, infrastructure, attack, U.S., vulnerability, channel, information technology, electronics

Homeland Security wraps up first mock cyberattack

February 10, 2006 Weeklong "Cyber Storm" exercise was designed to test government and industry's readiness to handle a massive incident. TAGS: cybersecurity, cyberattack, exercise, homeland security, participant, department, government

Facebook users open to cyberattacks, ID theft?

July 30, 2007 Facebook Platform creates channel for malicious third-party applications. Users also face identity theft, VeriSign says. TAGS: Facebook, VeriSign Inc., identity theft, iDefense, cyberattack, terms of service, social networking, developer, U.S., security

Cyberattacks at federal agencies draw House scrutiny

April 19, 2007 As more is learned about intrusions reported on government computer systems last year, politicians question adequacy of fixes put in place. TAGS: cyberattack, agency, department, information security, politician, audit, malicious code, Washington, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word

December 7, 2006 Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, flaw, development tool, fix, Microsoft Word, software company, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks

June 16, 2006 At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, attack, flaw, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, software company, Microsoft Word, fix, security, Microsoft Corp.

Preparing for a doomsday attack

January 3, 2005 If a concerted cyberattack is coupled with a physical attack, will the system hold up? VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos talks about what's being done to prepare. TAGS: cybersecurity, IPv6, cyberattack, VeriSign Inc., attack, telecommunications, government, IP address, CEO, IP, U.S., security

Bagle commandeers PCs for zombie army

June 28, 2005 New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, cyberattack, F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., PC, virus

Wait for Windows patch opens attack window

January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows