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Georgia, backed by US and Britain, blames Russia for 'paralysing' cyberattack

Georgia, backed by US and Britain, blames Russia for 'paralysing' cyberattack

Attributed to GRU.
Staff Writer Feb 21 2020 6:51AM Networking
Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

Attacks on Georgian government websites during the 2008 war with Russia were carried out by civilians - with little or no direct involvement on the part of the Russian government or military -- according to a new report.
Chuck Miller Aug 19 2009 11:36AM Security
Russian hackers took down Twitter

Russian hackers took down Twitter

Attack may have been attempt to silence pro-Georgian blogger.
Phil Muncaster Aug 10 2009 8:15AM Security
Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Georgian blogger target of social media meltdown?

Global network suffers collateral damage.
Munir Kotadia Aug 7 2009 5:37PM Security
Scientists convert body movements to mobile phone charge

Scientists convert body movements to mobile phone charge

Tiny, motion-powered generators could be charging our mobile phones and iPods in five years' time.
Liz Tay Mar 27 2009 2:00AM Oddware
Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

The Russian government has been cleared of any direct involvement in cyber attacks on Georgia.
Dan Raywood Oct 20 2008 10:18AM Security
Spammers go down to Georgia

Spammers go down to Georgia

The UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Spam Data Mine is showing that the war in Georgia is being used to evade spam filters.
Iain Thomson Aug 19 2008 7:23AM Security
Georgia gets allies in Russian cyberwar

Georgia gets allies in Russian cyberwar

Georgia is gaining allies to resist online attacks, which it says are the work of Russian hackers.
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2008 7:19AM Security
Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

A spokesman for the Georgian government has accused Russia of launching an online attack against the country’s web infrastructure in conjunction with its occupation of South Ossetia..
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2008 4:03PM Security
Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

The Georgian government has accused Russia of launching an online attack against the country’s web infrastructure in conjunction with its occupation of South Ossetia.
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2008 9:53AM Security
Hackers go down to Georgia

Hackers go down to Georgia

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in the country of Georgia this weekend..
Shaun Nichols Jul 22 2008 1:50PM Security
Hackers go down to Georgia

Hackers go down to Georgia

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in Georgia this weekend.
Shaun Nichols Jul 22 2008 1:37PM Security
Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an effective response framework for attacks and general remediation.
Jack Rogers Dec 18 2007 9:33AM Security
Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised

Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised

Forms containing the sensitive information of about 140,000 parents of newborns in the US are at risk for compromise after they were not shredded upon disposal, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) has told parents in a letter.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2007 10:48AM Security
Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents

Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents

Georgia health officials reported today that a vendor working with the Georgia Department of Community Health is missing a disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Georgia health services recipients.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 11 2007 10:03AM Security

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