Cyber attacks shift to the cloud, too

Cyber warfare against enterprises grows more brutal by the year, but now carriers are getting caught in the crossfire as more organizations move sensitive data into operators' clouds, according to a survey sponsored by telecom network security vendor Arbor Networks. Cloud security is a telecom issue as much as it is an enterprise issue. .. More >>

China Schools Seen Behind Cyberattacks on Google

Cyberattacks on Google and other US companies came from two Chinese schools—including one with ties to the country’s military, sources close to the investigation tell the New York Times. .. More>>

Government and infrastructure tops hacking league

Cybercriminals are now aggressively targeting government and critical infrastructure companies, a review of malware and attack patterns over the last year has found. .. More >>

Trojan Virus affects thousands of pirated copies of Apple’s iWork ‘09 Suite - Botnets attack websites

Malware masquerading as part of Apple’s iWork ‘09 suite has targeted unsuspecting Mac users foolish enough to illegally download and install the pirated version of the software commonly found on warez sites around the Web.

Once iWork ‘09 is downloaded and installed, the trojan horse named OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, obtains unrestrained root access, which it immediately uses to connect to a remote server over the Internet. A secondary download installs malware that makes victims part of a botnet army that is said to be attacking undisclosed websites. According to Mac antivirus software maker Intego, this is the latest reminder of the growing popularity of Apple’s OS X and virus & malware developers. Over the past year, a mix of trojans and exploits have been targeting OS X at increasing rates. >> More ..

Hacker Shuts Down Government Computers

AN EXPERT hacker allegedly shut down the Northern Territory Government computer system and deleted thousands of employees' identities, a Darwin court heard yesterday.

And the court heard the Government could still be at risk of another cyber attack.

David Anthony McIntosh, 27, allegedly hacked in and shut down several NT Government databases on May 5, including servers for the Health Department, Royal Darwin Hospital, Berrimah Prison and Supreme Court using his laptop at a Palmerston home. >> More ..

India Cites Ongoing Chinese Cyber Attacks

A year and a half of electronic warfare against public and private network resources in India has been traced back to a variety of attacks and antagonists in China.

Botnets, keyloggers, and network mapping all plague India on a regular basis, as its gigantic rival in Asia seeks weaknesses within the country's information infrastructure. >> More ..

CNN Site Hit by China Attack

In the recent unrest between China and Tibet, the CNN site has been attacked.

At its peak, the attack has sucked up 100MB/S in bandwidth, enough to slow the news Web site for some visitors. >> More ..

World on Brink of Cyber Cold War

A "cyber cold war" waged over the world's computers threatens to become one of the biggest threats to security in the next decade, according to a report published on Thursday.

About 120 countries are developing ways to use the internet as a weapon to target financial markets, government computer systems and utilities, internet security company McAfee said in an annual report. >> More ..

In yet another article titled "US warned of 'aggressive' Chinese cyberspying, it was mentioned that Chinese espionage poses "the single greatest risk" to US technology, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday. The panel also called for efforts to protect industrial secrets and computer networks. >> More ..

Malicious Code Affects Chinese Security Site

Even security organizations are not spared from cyber attacks!!

The Web site of one of China's Internet security organizations has been laced with malicious code.

At least three pages on the Chinese Internet Security Response Team's (CISRT) Web site are rigged with a malicious "iframe," a hidden window on a Web page that can allow code such as JavaScript to run on a visitor's PC.

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US Video Shows Hacker Hit on Power Grid

A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part of the U.S. electrical grid: an industrial turbine spinning wildly out of control until it becomes a smoking hulk and power shuts down.

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Cyber Attack Cripples Estonia

In April 2007, Estonia experienced a cyber attack that crippled the nation. As reported in a BBC article:

"Estonia, one of the most internet-savvy states in the European Union, has been under sustained attack from hackers since the ethnic Russian riots sparked in late April by its removal of a Soviet war memorial from Tallinn city centre.

Websites of the tiny Baltic state's government, political parties, media and business community have had to shut down temporarily after being hit by denial-of-service attacks, which swamp them with external requests."

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