Iran 'blocks access to Facebook'May 24th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has blocked access to social networking site Facebook ahead of June's presidential elections, according to Iran's ILNA news agency. ILNA suggested the move was aimed at stopping supporters of reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi from using the site for his campaign.
After last week's outage, Twitter is down briefly because of another attackAugust 11th, 2009 Another attack downs Twitter, briefly this timeNEW YORK — Twitter has suffered from another attack following one that left the site down for several hours last week. Tuesday's outage was brief.
ESPN star Erin Andrews' naked video being used by hackers to attack PC'sJuly 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A computer security website has issued a warning that hackers are misusing a video that has naked shots of glamorous ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews as a lure to attack PC's. The illegally taped peephole video, showing Andrews as she disrobes, gets viewers and web surfers to download dangerous malware to their computers, reports CBS News.
Officials eye North Korea as origin of cyber attack that showed US agencies unevenly preparedJuly 9th, 2009 US officials eye North Korea in cyber attackWASHINGTON — U.S. authorities on Wednesday eyed North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned that the complexities of the massive Internet make it difficult to identify the attackers quickly.
China lives hypocrisy by example; blocks Twitter, Hotmail, MS Live and more before 'pro-democracy movement anniversary'! June 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - China's government censors have begun to block access to Internet services Twitter, Hotmail and Microsoft's live.com ahead of the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown that ended the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement. The event falls on Thursday, reports the New York Times.
UN panel orders Iranian to hand facebook.ir Web address to social networking siteJuly 28th, 2009 UN orders Iranian to give up Facebook Web addressGENEVA — Social networking site Facebook has won control of a Web address using its name and the country suffix .ir for Iran. The U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization says current owner Majid Karimian Ghannad of Yazd, Iran, has to transfer the domain name — facebook.ir — to the U.S.-based site.
Federal agency Web sites knocked out by massive, resilient cyber attackJuly 8th, 2009 Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attackWASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that a widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime. Officials say the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and the Transportation Department's Web sites were all down at varying points over the weekend and into this week.
High school student charged with designing computer software to shut teachers out of gradingJune 14th, 2009 Student charged with keeping teachers from grading
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — A high school computer whiz didn't get a high grade for a recent feat: designing software to shut teachers out of the grading system.
Why does my Google Desktop search contact internet?December 14th, 2004 Occassionally Google Desktop Search contacts internet, even when I am not using it. This makes me nervous.
International cyber attack broader than suspected; White House, Pentagon among targetsJuly 8th, 2009 White House among targets of sweeping cyber attackWASHINGTON — The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange.
US Intelligence chief: July 4 architect of cyberattack still unknownJuly 22nd, 2009 Intel chief: Computer attacker still a mysteryWASHINGTON — The U.S. still has not figured out who was behind the July 4 cyberattacks that took down a series of government Web sites, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said Wednesday.
Tech 101: How a denial-of-service cyber attack works, and how to keep your computer safeJuly 8th, 2009 Tech 101: How a denial-of-service attack worksInvestigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory — a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days.
Thailand blocks 2,300 websites offending monarchyJanuary 28th, 2009 BANGKOK - About 2,300 websites have been blocked for not showing respect to the monarchy, Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhage said Thursday. On Jan 8, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tasked the ministries of justice, the information and communication technology, and defence with forming a committee to clamp down on the websites having words or images insulting the monarchy, according to the Bangkok Post website.
US trade officials urge China to revoke their censorship ridden softwareJune 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US trade officials sent a letter to their Chinese counterparts Wednesday urging them to revoke an order that requires a controversial internet filtering software to be installed on computers. The Green Dam software, which China will require on all new computers from July 1, could be used to restrict free speech and raises questions about free trade, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a letter to the Chinese government.
Hacker attack clamps down Twitter, Facebook also 'looking into' problemsAugust 6th, 2009 Hackers attack Twitter, Facebook also slows downNEW YORK — A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems. Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it was "defending against a denial-of-service attack," in which hackers command scores of computers to a single site at the same time, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through.
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