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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: cyberattack, SANS Institute, blackout, U.S., attack, training

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

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.

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, survey, event, DNS, server

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, cyberattack, variant, F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, trojan horse, Symantec Corp., PC, virus

Schools get tailored cyberattack data

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

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, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to plug PowerPoint hole

July 17, 2006 Fix for zero-day flaw in PowerPoint that is being exploited in cyberattacks is slated to be released next month. TAGS: Microsoft PowerPoint, flaw, cyberattack, fix, attack, Microsoft Corp., security

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

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, Microsoft Corp., security, trojan horse

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, flaw, attack, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Word, software company, spreadsheet, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp.

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, exercise, cyberattack, homeland security, participant, department, government

Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., PDF reader, Adobe Acrobat, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, risk, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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, terms of service, iDefense, cyberattack, social networking, developer, U.S., security

Homeland Security sees cyberthreats on the rise

February 9, 2007 Globalization and increased reliance on the Internet continue to raise the risk of cyberattacks, a U.S. security official warns. TAGS: Greg Garcia, converged network, cyberthreats, security monitoring, cyberattack, globalization, homeland security, telecommunications, security

This week in software flaws

April 14, 2006 Microsoft releases "critical" IE update that fixes 10 flaws in Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is being used in cyberattacks. TAGS: Metalink Ltd., cyberattack, Oracle Corp., vulnerability, flaw, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, security, Microsoft Corp.

Cyberattack knocks millions of blogs offline

May 3, 2006 A large-scale attack hits TypePad and LiveJournal, blacking out a huge swath of blogs. TAGS: Six Apart Ltd., LiveJournal, TypePad, cyberattack, blog, attack, denial of service, San Francisco
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