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Chinese hackers allegedly attack UK government systems

Chinese hackers allegedly attack UK government systems

Chinese hackers have attacked British government computer systems, according to reports in The Guardian.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 6 2007 9:53AM Security
Attack on Monster.com affects 146,000 USAJobs.gov subscribers

Attack on Monster.com affects 146,000 USAJobs.gov subscribers

About 146,000 users of USAJobs.gov had their personal information compromised in recent attacks on Monster.com, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disclosed this week.
Frank Washkuch Sep 3 2007 9:50AM Security
UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack

UN AIDS site target of new 'vulnerability scan' attack

Hackers compromise a United Nations’ Asia Pacific AIDS information site using an emerging malicious technique which scans for multiple vulnerabilities.
Negar Salek Aug 29 2007 9:57AM Security
Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service

Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service

VoIP provider stays tight lipped about cause of outage.
Tom Sanders Aug 20 2007 6:01AM Security
New storm worm run called largest virus attack in two years

New storm worm run called largest virus attack in two years

The infamous ‘storm worm' virus attack began another run last week, this one called the largest in two years by messaging security vendor Postini.
Frank Washkuch Jul 26 2007 9:53AM Security
Estonia to boost cyber security after DoS attack

Estonia to boost cyber security after DoS attack

The Estonian government has approved an action plan to boost its cyber security following a barrage of hacking attacks it blamed on Russia.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 10 2007 9:28AM Security
Eastern European websites under renewed attack

Eastern European websites under renewed attack

Undeclared cyber-war finds new targets.
Iain Thomson Jul 4 2007 2:49PM Security
New storm worm attack turns to web

New storm worm attack turns to web

Spammers have switched their tactics with the latest "storm worm" run in hopes of getting more of the malicious messages delivered into company inboxes.
Dan Kaplan Jul 4 2007 9:45AM Security
Precision email attack targets senior execs

Precision email attack targets senior execs

Named executives and their relatives singled out in criminal attack.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 3 2007 4:13PM Security
MySpace users warned of drive-by exploit attack

MySpace users warned of drive-by exploit attack

Researchers are warning of a widespread MySpace drive-by exploit attack meant to compromise machines so more highly-profitable phishing schemes remain successful.
Dan Kaplan Jul 2 2007 10:04AM Security
Email attack hits Pentagon computers

Email attack hits Pentagon computers

1,500 PCs taken offline following break-in.
Shaun Nichols Jun 22 2007 10:29AM Security
Green Linux to attack power consumption

Green Linux to attack power consumption

UK - New initiative targets notebooks, desktops and servers.
Tom Sanders Jun 20 2007 11:38AM Software
Crippling malware attack strikes in Italy

Crippling malware attack strikes in Italy

ITALY - Researchers claim hundreds of sites compromised.
Shaun Nichols Jun 19 2007 4:13PM Security
Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Thousands of Tiscali customers are demanding answers after hackers broke through the internet service provider's security to send spam causing the email service to collapse.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 1 2007 10:08AM Security
Pirated software leaves companies open to attack

Pirated software leaves companies open to attack

Businesses are leaving themselves open to attack by allowing counterfeit software programs to run on their corporate networks, security experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck May 18 2007 10:23AM Security
Infosecurity: Convergence of spam and viruses detected in new attack

Infosecurity: Convergence of spam and viruses detected in new attack

Hackers have launched an attack that combines spam and viruses in a new global campaign, according to the latest report from MessageLabs.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 26 2007 10:13AM Security
Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today.
Frank Washkuch Apr 18 2007 9:51AM Security
SAP still studying on Oracle's legal attack

SAP still studying on Oracle's legal attack

SAP subsidiary Tomorrownow is still busy reviewing a legal complaint that Oracle filed last month, the company said in a press release on Monday.
Tom Sanders Apr 11 2007 1:40PM Software
Despite patch, Microsoft ANI exploits attack through the weekend

Despite patch, Microsoft ANI exploits attack through the weekend

Six days removed from Microsoft's emergency fix for the dangerous ANI handling vulnerability, spammers are turning to an old friend to get their scams to the masses.
Dan Kaplan Apr 10 2007 11:01AM Security
eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

eEye releases third-party patch for Windows .ani handling flaw

Attacks exploiting a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability were today linked to Chinese hackers and the February cross-site scripting attack on the website of Dolphins Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLI.
Frank Washkuch Apr 2 2007 1:43AM Security

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