Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn Internet users of PC infections in possibly risky tacticOctober 9th, 2009 Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infectionsPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers — the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime.
Cyber crime generates more money than drug traffickingOctober 4th, 2009 BANGALORE - With more and more people going online and social networking becoming pervasive, cyber crime now generates more money than drug trafficking, says global cyber security solutions provider Symantec. "Cyber crime has surpassed drug trafficking as a criminal money-maker.
A worm in the apple: Macs in crosshairs of hackersAugust 31st, 2009 MUNICH - It all used to be simpler for Mac users: viruses and other malicious software affected Windows computers, not them. That is slowly changing.
Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers with virus that captures banking dataAugust 13th, 2009 Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computersADELAIDE, Australia — A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday. The man, whose name will not be released until he appears in an Adelaide court on Sept.
South Korea lowers cyberattack alert after suffering outages in a series of assaultsJuly 13th, 2009 South Korea's spy agency lowers cyberattack alertSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's spy agency lowered the country's cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea. Dozens of South Korean and U.S.
South Korea lowers cyberattack alertJuly 13th, 2009 South Korea lowers cyberattack alertSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's spy agency lowered the country's cyberattack alert Monday as affected Web sites returned to normal after suffering outages in a series of assaults that have cast suspicion on North Korea. Dozens of South Korean and U.S.
SKorea analyses infected computers used in cyberattacks, but says it may not trace culpritsJuly 12th, 2009 SKorea analyses computers used in cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. South Korean intelligence officials suspect archrival North Korea was involved.
SKorea analyzes infected computers used in cyberattacks, but says it may not trace culpritsJuly 12th, 2009 SKorea analyzes computers used in cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. South Korean intelligence officials suspect archrival North Korea was involved.
Report says North Korean army hackers were ordered to attack South Korean networksJuly 11th, 2009 Report: N. Korean army suspected over cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has obtained intelligence that North Korea last month ordered a military institute of computer hackers — known as Lab 110 — to "destroy" South Korean communications networks, news reports said Saturday. The National Intelligence Service informed lawmakers of its finding on Friday, pointing to it as evidence the North was behind massive cyberattacks that paralyzed major South Korean and U.S.
Report says NKorean army hackers were ordered to attack SKorean networksJuly 11th, 2009 Report: NKorean army suspected over cyberattacksSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean army lab of hackers was ordered to "destroy" South Korean communications networks — evidence the isolated regime was behind cyberattacks that paralyzed South Korean and American Web sites — news reports said Saturday, citing an intelligence briefing. Members of the parliamentary intelligence committee have said in recent days that the National Intelligence Service has also pointed to a North Korean boast last month that it was "fully ready for any form of high-tech war."
The spy agency told lawmakers Friday that a research institute affiliated with the North's Ministry of People's Armed Forces received an order to "destroy the South Korean puppet communications networks in an instant," the mass-circulation JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.
Officials: Major SKorean, US Web sites hit by suspected cyber attackJuly 8th, 2009 Korean, US Web sites hit by suspected cyber attackSEOUL, South Korea — Suspected cyber attacks paralyzed Web sites of major South Korean government agencies, banks and Internet sites in a barrage that appeared linked to similar attacks in the U.S., South Korean officials said Wednesday. The sites of 11 organizations including the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange Bank and top Internet portal Naver went down or had access problems since late Tuesday, said Ahn Jeong-eun, a spokeswoman at Korea Information Security Agency.
Political turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sitesJune 25th, 2009 Turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sitesSAN FRANCISCO — For about 90 minutes Wednesday, visitors to the Oregon University System's Web site found themselves taken for a ride they didn't ask for. They were redirected to another site under the control of a hacker, who posted an 89-word screed criticizing the protests in Iran.
Hackers post pro-Iranian message on Oregon University System home pageJune 24th, 2009 Hackers invade Oregon university system computersPORTLAND, Ore. — Hackers got into the computers of the Oregon University System and posted a message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and not to comment on the disputed Iranian election.
Hackers post message supporting Iranian regime on Oregon University System home pageJune 24th, 2009 Pro-Iranian regime hackers invade Oregon computersPORTLAND, Ore. — Hackers defaced the home page of the Oregon University System, posting a caustic message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.
Hackers steal personal information from UC Berkeley health services database; 160,000 notifiedMay 9th, 2009 Hackers breach UC Berkeley computer databaseSAN FRANCISCO — University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others. The university said data include Social Security numbers, birth dates, health insurance information and some medical records dating back to 1999.
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