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Harvard website hacked by Syria protesters

"Harvard University has had its website hacked in what appears to be a "sophisticated" Syrian-related attack. Along with a picture of Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, the hacked home page showed a message saying the "Syrian Electronic Army Were Here"." (Source: BBC News - Harvard website hacked by Syria protesters.) ›
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Security Expert: U.S. 'Leading Force' Behind Stuxnet

"The sophistication of the worm, plus the fact that the designer had inside intelligence on the Iranian facility, led Langner to conclude that the United States had developed Stuxnet, possibly with the help of Israeli intelligence. Langner isn't shy about naming the U.S. as the Stuxnet culprit, as he stated in a recent speech at the Brookings Institution. ›
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Code red: the cyber spy threat

"On June 1, 2009, messages with the heading ''China and Climate Change'' dropped into the email inboxes of five US State Department officers. The five officers, working in the Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change, were involved in preparing for delicate bilateral climate change talks in Beijing in several days. The email appeared to be from a respected economic ›
CyberSECURITY

Pentagon extends program to defend cyber networks

"As hackers and hostile nations launch increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks against U.S. defense contractors, the Pentagon is extending a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers. That program could possibly serve as a model for other government agencies. It is being evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security, as part of a potential effor ›


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Cyber attack led to IGI shutdown

"Three months ago, a ‘technical snag’ had hit operations at the state-of-the-art T3 terminal at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). It now turns out it was caused by a ‘malicious code’ sent from a remote location to breach the security at the airport. " (Cyber attack led to IGI shutdown - Indian Express) ›
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U.S. Expresses Concern Over Cyberattacks in Japan

"The United States gave a stern warning on Wednesday over recent cyberattacks on Japan’s biggest defense contractors, the latest in a series of security breaches that have fueled concern about Tokyo’s ability to handle delicate information. " Source: U.S. Expresses Concern Over Cyberattacks in Japan - NYTimes.com ›
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Cyberspy attacks targeting Russians traced back to UK and US

"Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a sophisticated cyberspy network geared towards attacking systems in Russia and neighbouring countries. Cyberespionage efforts against either human rights activists or high-tech Western firms have been going on for a few years. Examples include the Operation Aurora attacks against Google and more recent ›
CyberSECURITY

US government to beat back botnets with a cybersecurity code of conduct

"Old Uncle Sam seems determined to crack down on botnets, but he still needs a little help figuring out how to do so. On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a request for information, inviting companies from internet and IT companies t ›
CyberWAR

Oz-US ANZUS treaty adds infowar co-operation

"As their long-standing ANZUS treaty reaches its sixtieth birthday, Australia and America have decided to extend their co-operation into the virtual space. According to Reuters, the decision was made in discussions between the two countries this week. The extension of the treaty would mean that a cyber-attack on either country would be considered an attack ›
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Are celebs the newest target for hackers?

"The naked celebrities seem to be everywhere lately. Last week, hackers allegedly stole nude photos from actress Scarlett Johansson and then plastered them all over the Internet. Before then it was the rapper Kreayshawn, who wrote on her blog that her Twitter account was hacked in August when naked photos of her showed up there." Source: Are celebs the n ›
CyberSECURITY

Singapore to set up national cyber security centre

"An increasingly wired Singapore is setting up a new National Cyber Security Centre to boost its ability in thwarting potential attacks on its cyberspace presence and critical infocommunications systems, such as power grids." Source: Singapore to set up national cyber security centre ›
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Russian hacker pays 10 mln rbls compensation to Royal Bank of Scotland

"Russian hacker Viktor Pleshchuk, who broke into the security system of the Royal Bank of Scotland's RBS WorldPay service, has paid 10 million rubles ($330,000) in compensation to the lender, local news portal Fontanka.ru quoted an official of a local auction house, which sold Pleshchuk's property, as saying on M ›
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Hackers take down Mitsubishi - Japan's defence industry attacked

"One of Japan's most important defence contractors has been hit by hackers. The Yomiuri newspaper said that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' computer network was hacked. Factories that build submarines and missiles and make components for nuclear power plants were hit in what is thought to be the first serious atta ›