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- Chinese hackers deface the Russian Consulate in Shanghai
- Chinese hackers deface the Russian Consulate in ShanghaiBad headlineThe alleged "hactivists" defaced a website, not a building. One way to find out whether or not it was an independent effort would be to see how hard the Chinese authorities try to apprehend the perpetrators. Given that China is...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Chinese Hackers, Russian Consulate
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databases
- China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databasesChinese hackers bustedWell, at least we know now that it's not just other countries that they work on. and "however, as in many other countries there seems to be a lack of political awareness on how severe the situation has...
- Tags: Government, Chinese Government, hacking, government database, Chinese Hackers
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Chinese hackers hit State computers
- Chinese hackers hit State computershackersIt's not hackers!!!!!!!! They are called crackers!!!! It's in websters unabridged dictionay of the english language. Hackers are the people who write software good portion of the opne source community. Crackers are the one's who "break" through security, and steel info. I'm getting tired of...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Crackers, computer, Lenovo Group Ltd., Chinese Hackers, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-17
- China launching constant attacks on military networks
- China launching constant attacks on military networksChinese HackersI seriously doubt it's a coordinated effort. We the US Military is just a prim target. It's not like we can go to China and arrect teenage hackers, and they know it.Best defenseis a good offense. What are we doing...
- Tags: Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Chinese Hackers, attack, military network, constant attack, hacker, network, homeland security
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
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- What the DoD now says about open source
- I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Open source scores small victory at White House
- Yeah Chinese, Russian, and Al Qaeda programmersand hackers world wide. Lets all hope against hope that the whitehouse is smart enough to isolate these servers from the rest and not put anything sensitive on them...RE: Open source scores small victory at White HouseWell this article is pretty uninformative with the...
- Tags: White House, open source, Well this article
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- News to know: Win7, Google Wave, Palm WebOS, Apple Tablet, Google Docs
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's message to IT pros: Meet us half way with Windows 7 Larry Dignan: ...
- Tags: Tom Foremski, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Docs, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- China should have all its global internet connections severed.Just kidding.... kinda.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsChinese communist party styleNuclear Arms ReductionLocate where the hackers are operating from, detonate a nuke on them.Kill two birds with one stone.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsMaybe we should...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...
- Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter
- So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...
- Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild
- Social Engineering?According the the Symantic press releasehttp://www.prwire.com.au/pr/14463/symantec-threat-bulletin-trojan-peskyspy-recording-skype-voip-conversation"The Trojan is detected by Symantec as Trojan.Peskyspy and can be downloaded to a computer by way of tricking the user with an E-mail scam or other social engineering tactic....The Trojan is targeting Windows API hooks, a technique used to alter the planned behavior...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., trojan horse, Source Code Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack
- A report from the nonprofit US Cyber Consequences Unit confirms what only made sense about last year's cyber attack on Georgia. It was carried about by independent groups with a special relationship to the Russian government. As InfoWeek relates, the report concludes: "Many of the cyber attacks...
- Tags: Cyberattack, Hacker, Attack, Hacking, Government, Viruses And Worms, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Panel: too much to lose by moving to generic services and cloud?
- It's basically the same pattern . . .It's basically the same pattern I've seen all the time: New technology comes around, people clamor over it and predict it will replace the "old" tech, the old tech ends up being better than the new tech in some ways, and they end...
- Tags: Virtualization, Storage, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Has government red-tape and politics hurt cybersecurity efforts?
- Governmental red tape - and probably some Washington politics, as well - has prompted the White House's senior cybersecurity aide to resign, according to reports. Her reason: delays in appointing a national cybersecurity czar. Melissa E. Hathaway, who was also a cybersecurity aide during the Bush years,...
- Tags: Government, Cybersecurity, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Adobe Flash zero-day attack underway; Harden PDF Reader immediately
- Malicious hackers have found a new vulnerability in Adobe's ever-present Flash software and are using rigged PDF documents to launch exploits against Windows targets. The Adobe Flash Player flaw, which is currently unpatched, affects millions of Windows XP and Windows Vista users. Adobe has acknowledged a "potential...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Exploit, Zero-day Bug, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books
- Amazon uses 1984 to free e-booksDangerous gambleThey'll get harmonization. But likely to the US level through ACTARE: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books"In this case the monopoly is copyright, which extends practically to infinity in the U.S., thanks to the Walt Disney Co., but is held to a reasonable length...
- Tags: Corporate communications, E-books, probation, e-book, video, Amazon.com Inc., monitor, software
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- (Images: The many faces of the smart grid)
- (Images: The many faces of the smart grid)This the same grid the Chinese compromised?Is this the same electrical grid that has been so thoroughly interpenetrated by Chinese and other hackers that the system is loaded with logic bombs and other little time-release surprises ready to be commanded to work...
- Tags: grid
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sites
- Approximately 24 hours ago, the Iranian opposition coordinated an ongoing cyber attack that has successfully managed to disrupt access to major pro-Ahmadinejad Iranian web sites, including the President's homepage which continues returning a "The maximum number of user reached, Server is too busy, please try again later..." message. ...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Web, Server, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Tool, Iran, Attack, Presstv.ir, SupportIran.php, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Security flaws galore: Researchers dissect China's Green Dam censorware
- Security flaws galore: Researchers dissect China's Green Dam censorwareSomehow that figuresWho would expect censorware makers to actually be competent at what they do?BINGO!!!"The big question is whether these flaws enable the Chinese government to take control of PCs. If hackers can do it easily why can?t a few government employees?"Wouldn't...
- Tags: security, CCP, Falun Gong, Green Dam censorware, censorware, Green Dam
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Security flaws galore: Researchers dissect China's Green Dam censorware
- A team of researchers at the University of Michigan has found a bevy of exploitable vulnerabilities in Green Dam, censorship software that the Chinese government wants to bundle on every PC. This week, the Wall Street Journal reported that China wanted to require PC makers to bundle...
- Tags: Software, China, Flaw, Vulnerability, Programming, Government, Tools & Techniques, Security, Development Tools, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
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