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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

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: New Zealand, cyberattack, government, attack, China

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, vulnerability, information technology, attack, channel, U.S., electronics

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, hacker

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, denial of service, cyberattack, distributed denial of service, attack, DNS, event, survey, server

Forum host grapples with cyberattack

June 9, 2005 Ezboard's online bulletin boards are coming back online after an attacker deleted many postings. TAGS: cyberattack, attacker

Plugging holes against cyberattacks

February 26, 2004 Sen. Bob Bennett says new political and technological circumstances dictate the creation of a more complete system of information sharing. TAGS: cyberattack, al-Qaida, 9/11 commission, RSA Security Inc., intelligence, attack, Republican, Verizon Communications, information technology, conference

China link suspected in lab hacking

December 9, 2007 A cyber attack reported last week by one of the federal government’s nuclear weapons laboratories may have originated in China, according to a memorandum.The New York Times TAGS: laboratory, computer security, cyber security, China, cyberattack, attacker, phishing, attack, agency, security, researcher, e-mail, database

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, department, agency, information security, politician, audit, malicious code, Washington, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, iDefense, VeriSign Inc., identity theft, social networking, terms of service, cyberattack, developer, U.S., security

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, school, organization, firewall, security

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, cyberattack, flaw, fix, Microsoft Corp., attack, 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, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Study: Consumers take cyberattacks lightly

September 30, 2004 More than a third of those surveyed said they had a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code. TAGS: cybersecurity, malicious code, cyberattack, PC

Attacks on banks, insurance firms rise

May 27, 2004 Financial institutions report more than double the number of cyberattacks in 2003 than the previous year, a new study says. TAGS: insurance, financial company, cyberattack, bank, study, security, attack

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, Symantec Corp., attack, vulnerability, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, trojan horse, security, attack, Microsoft Corp.

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, fix, flaw, Microsoft Word, development tool, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, software company, Microsoft Windows

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