"The Royal Navy's website was suspended today after being hacked into over the weekend. A Romanian hacker operating under the name TinKode claimed to have breached security on the site on Friday …
Nobel Peace Prize Site Serves Firefox 0day
"The Web site for the Nobel Peace Prize has been serving up malicious software that takes advantage of a newly-discovered security hole in Mozilla Firefox, computer security experts warned …
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U.S. Says Military Can Respond to Domestic Cyberthreats
"The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United …
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Pentagon seeks tight ties with cyber contractors
"The Defense Department aims to tighten ties with its cyber security contractors to help thwart mounting threats to sensitive networks, the Pentagon's top official for cyber policy said …
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UK government to spend £1bn on cybersecurity
"According to a report in The Register, the money will be used to acquire active defense capabilities against cyber attacks on government systems and critical civilian infrastructure, such as utility …
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Report: Hackers Steal S. Korean Defense Documents
"Hackers believed to be from China stole secret South Korean documents on defense and foreign affairs by using e-mails pretending to be from Seoul officials, a news report said Friday. The suspected …
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Pentagon: The global cyberwar is just beginning
"The Pentagon is rapidly preparing for cyberwar in the face of alarming and growing threats, say senior defense officials, who add that sophisticated attacks have prompted them to take the striking …
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Microsoft: Ban ‘sick’ PCs from the Internet
"The problem with PCs infected with bots has stymied security professionals ever since botnets came into wide use among cyber criminals. Attempts to shut down the command-and-control servers only …
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Facebook offers peek at incoming malware attacks
"The malware gang behind the Koobface malware attacks on social networks raked in about $35,000 a week ($1.8 million a year) in 2009, according to Facebook security researcher Nick …
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
"Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran’s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale …
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