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Now, a novel filtering system to protect computer networks from zombies

October 1st, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Auburn University experts in Alabama say that security on government, commercial, and educational systems can be significantly improved by using a novel system to filter out denial of ...

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Twitter Down again

Twitter Down again

August 12th, 2009 - 2:15 am ICT by John Le Fevre -
Microblogging site Twitter was offline again today, August 11, only days after recovering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Last week the popular microblogging platform that people use to send ...

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Blogger blames Russia for attack on Facebook and Twitter

Blogger blames Russia for attack on Facebook and Twitter

August 8th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI -
London, August 8 (ANI): A blogger who was targeted in a coordinated attack against websites such as Facebook and Twitter has told the BBC that he blames Russia for the assault. According ...

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‘Malicious’ cause paralyses Twitter

‘Malicious’ cause paralyses Twitter

August 7th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IBNS -
Aug 7 (IBNS) Twitter had a tough time to manage its site Thursday after it was revealed that it was battling a malicious cause. It was discovered that Twitter was defending against ...

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Attack by hackers brings Twitter to its knees

August 7th, 2009 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Aug 7 (DPA) Unidentified hackers brought the microblogging website Twitter to its knees for several hours Thursday. Twitter founder Biz Stone said the site, which was down altogether for about two hours, ...

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Twitter dies, Facebook wounded in social site attacks

Twitter dies, Facebook wounded in social site attacks

August 6th, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by John Le Fevre -
The social networking world was thrown into turmoil today with Twitter taken totally down by a reported DDoS attack and Facebook restricted to limited service. The microblogging twitter network was taken offline ...

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Twitter brought down by DoS attack

Twitter brought down by DoS attack

August 6th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by John Le Fevre -
Microblogging platform Twitter experienced one of it’s longest outages since commencement today with the service still offline almost two hours after its initial crash. Those attempting to log-in to the microblogging platforms ...

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US State Department targeted by cyber terrorists again

July 10th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by John Le Fevre -
US federal computer sites have been subjected to a fourth day of cyberattack, with the US State Department saying its website was under attack. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters on Thursday ...

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South Korean virus set to destroys thousands of Windows PCs

July 10th, 2009 - 4:34 am ICT by John Le Fevre -
The South Korean government has warned that tens of thousands of personal computers are set to self destruct starting on Friday. The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber attacks against ...

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Tens of thousands of South Korean computers set to self-destruct on Friday

July 10th, 2009 - 2:21 am ICT by admin -
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- Ten of thousands of virus-contaminated personal computers in South Korea are programmed to "self-destruct" on Friday, government officials warn. The warning comes after a third consecutive day of cyber ...

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Cyber terrorists target South Korea again

July 10th, 2009 - 1:22 am ICT by John Le Fevre -
South Korean websites are again under attack from cyber terrorists, with one of the country’s biggest banks, a leading national newspaper and South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, all being targeted. The attacks are ...

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New York Stock Exchange website experiences cyber attack

July 9th, 2009 - 1:44 am ICT by admin -
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- The website of the New York Stock Exchange has been the subject of a cyber attack, a spokesman said on Wednesday. "NYSE Euronext has been informed by ...

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Solution to tackle software vulnerability launched

March 19th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) City-based IT firm ChennaiNet Thursday launched a new solution that will help individuals and companies spot the holes in their networking software and fix them at once. "Our ...

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New Jersey teen hacker admits to Scientology-web attack

October 20th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): A teenage hacker, belonging to underground group Anonymous, has confessed to have hacked Church of Scientology websites, say justice officials. According to the Justice Department, Dmitriy Guzner, 18, ...

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Adobe flash player hacked

Adobe flash player hacked

May 29th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by David M N James -
Hackers are misusing the Adobe flash player. The flash player which is owned by Adobe System Inc.'s has been used in the wrong way by hackers. The details of this development are ...

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