attacks

Mass SQL injection attacks still scaling up

Mass SQL injection attacks still scaling up

The mass SQL injection attacks that gained attention earlier this week are continuing, with some 210,000 pages infected so far.
Chuck Miller Aug 28 2009 10:31AM Security
Scientists use e-commerce techniques to block attacks

Scientists use e-commerce techniques to block attacks

Highly predictive blacklisting.
Iain Thomson Aug 20 2009 6:40AM Security
Majority of signature-based scanners missed Gumblar attacks

Majority of signature-based scanners missed Gumblar attacks

Signature-based scanners missed 88 per cent of Gumblar attacks.
SC Australia Staff Aug 14 2009 3:21PM Security
Twitter still reeling from attacks

Twitter still reeling from attacks

Yet to restore all applications.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 7:11AM Security
Attacks on social networking sites fade away

Attacks on social networking sites fade away

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal back online after attack.
Iain Thomson Aug 7 2009 10:18AM Security
Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

Two security researchers are set to show how, due to a common browser vulnerability, extended-validation SSL certifications don't offer much more protection than traditional certs.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 22 2009 9:39AM Security
Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

The Irish ISP is experiencing an unprecedented volume of traffic that officials believe is the result of multiple DNS poisoning attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 21 2009 10:22AM Security
US tops spam relay chart again

US tops spam relay chart again

Responsible for 15 percent of all junk mail.
David Neal Jul 21 2009 6:26AM Security
Congressman urges US to carry out revenge cyber attacks on North Korea

Congressman urges US to carry out revenge cyber attacks on North Korea

US President Barack Obama has been urged to launch a 'show of force or strength' against North Korea following allegations made of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 15 2009 10:58AM Security
Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

Authorities close in on South Korea hackers

Researchers uncover command server in UK.
Shaun Nichols Jul 14 2009 12:45PM Technology
Third wave of attacks hits South Korea

Third wave of attacks hits South Korea

But North Korea not on the list of countries suspected of originating the attacks.
Phil Muncaster Jul 13 2009 10:19AM Security
Conficker still dominating attack landscape

Conficker still dominating attack landscape

Botnet claimed two thirds of attack traffic.
Shaun Nichols Jul 10 2009 3:04PM Security
North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

North Korea blamed for DDoS attacks on United States and South Korea

A series of distributed denial-of-service attacks on American and South Korean websites have been blamed on North Korea.
Dan Raywood Jul 10 2009 10:46AM Security
New Mac malware attack spotted

New Mac malware attack spotted

Trojan masquerades as fictional MacCinema software.
Shaun Nichols Jul 9 2009 3:02PM Security
US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

Several important US government web sites were shut down by hackers over the July 4th holiday weekend it has been revealed.
Iain Thomson Jul 8 2009 3:25PM Security
Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Attacks target flaws in development tool.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2009 3:16PM Security
Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Development tool flaws targetted.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2009 1:46PM Security
New malware threat targets Twitter users

New malware threat targets Twitter users

Email attachment hides as message notification.
Shaun Nichols Jun 19 2009 2:31PM Security
Hackers hit US Army websites

Hackers hit US Army websites

A group of computer hackers based in Turkey breached the sites of two U.S. Army facilities, leveraging SQL injection attacks.
Chuck Miller Jun 2 2009 12:10PM Security
Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks

Microsoft Office 2000 users warned of potential malware attacks

Microsoft has warned Office 2000 users that it plans to withdraw patch updates from the middle of July.
Dan Raywood Jun 2 2009 11:03AM Security

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