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Digital risk trends 2008: hacking. Cyberwarfare. Identity theft. Ten years ago these risks were barely on the radar of most organizations. Today they are ubiquitous. With new threats appearing every day, Risk Management takes a look at some of the most fr: Internet Under Siege He who controls DNS, controls the internet. Recently, security researcher Dan Kaminsky revealed the existence of a basic design flaw in the internet's addressing system that essentially exposed every online network to hackers. The flaw was in the net's Domain Name System DNS, the system...; Tags: attack, eBay Inc., ESTONIA, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, Pentagon, radar, radio, Retail, SECURITY, Web; Research articles 2008-10-01
Brazilian hackers make Olympic disappointment known: BRASILIA AFP — Hackers disappointed with Brazil's paltry medal tally in Olympic Games in China made their displeasure known Tuesday by defacing the website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, media reported. "Brazil is crap in these Olympics," read the main message inserted in several places on the committee's site,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Brazil, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, medal, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-19
Internet flaw a boon to hackers: LAS VEGAS AFP — Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web. "There is bunch of weird stuff going on out there right now," expert Dan Kaminsky...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, computer, hacker, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, vulnerability; Research articles 2008-08-06
National briefs: Hacker's fate: A BRITON accused of the "biggest computer hack of all time" learns today whether he has escaped extradition to the US where he could face a life sentence. The Law Lords decide on a plea by Gary McKinnon, pictured, who was never charged in Britain after admitting he gained access...; Tags: Britain, computer, hacker, NASA, plea, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2008-07-30
Spanish police arrest five 'active' hackers: MADRID AFP — Spanish police on Saturday announced the arrest of five suspected hackers, including two 16-year-olds, who are accused of attacking government websites in the United States, Asia and Latin America. The youths belonged to "one of the most active groups of hackers on the Internet," having disabled...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, arrest, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, SECURITY, Web; Research articles 2008-05-17

Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report: SANTIAGO AFP — A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said. The personal data included names, street and email addresses, telephone numbers, social and...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chile, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-05-11
Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas: SAN FRANCISCO AFP — US federal court officials on Monday warned that hackers are emailing phony subpoenas embedded with malicious software to high-ranking executives to steal valuable corporate information. Thousands of powerful US executives have received the bogus emails that contain links which, if clicked on, install software letting...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, computer, E-mail, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, Phishing, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, subpoena; Research articles 2008-05-05
SKorean presidential palace hit by hackers: official: SEOUL AFP — South Korea's presidential mansion, the Blue House, has come under cyber-attack from overseas hackers who accessed some confidential information, officials said Tuesday. The attacks were discovered about two weeks after they happened when the entire computer network underwent a security check in early March, the Blue...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, hacker, Hacking, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-04-21
IRS computer system susceptible to hackers: WASHINGTON -- One more tax-season dread: A week before the filing deadline, Treasury watchdogs said Monday that poor controls over IRS computers could allow a disgruntled employee, agency contractor or outside hacker to steal taxpayers' confidential information. Indeed, a hacker might even "gain full control of the IRS...; Tags: computer, FINANCE, hacker, Internal Revenue Service, NETWORKING, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Taxes; Research articles 2008-04-08
BBC issues iPlayer fix: TELECOMWORLDWIRE-14 March 2008-BBC issues iPlayer fixC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com A fix has been issued for the iPlayer from broadcasting company the BBC, intended to prevent users from downloading programmes from the iPlayer website which are only meant to be streamed on an iPhone or iPod. The BBC...; Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., hacker, Hacking, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-03-14
Pacemakers at danger from hackers: study: WASHINGTON AFP — Medical devices such as pacemakers are vulnerable to attacks by hackers, who could gain access to a patient's private details or reprogram their device and put their health in jeopardy, a US study showed Wednesday. A research team led by computer scientists Kevin Fu of the...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, hacker, patient, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-03-12
Hacker Group Presents Tested Ways to Increase Branded Direct Response: Lead Generation Techniques to be Showcased at DMA Business-to-Business Conference BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Hacker Group, one of the largest direct marketing advertising agencies in the West, today announced agency Copy Chief Paul Ford will showcase innovative tools and techniques that increase the results of business-to-business direct response marketing. The...; Tags: B2B, E-business/E-commerce, Ford Motor Co., hacker, INTERNET, MARKETING; Research articles 2008-02-29
Hackers use Google to find website vulnerabilities: SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow CDC said Friday it is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites for security flaws. CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker using the name...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Google Inc., hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, tool, vulnerability; Research articles 2008-02-22
Tier-3 says hackers hijacking power grids to extort ransom is worrying trend.: M2 PRESSWIRE-24 January 2008-Tier-3: Tier-3 says hackers hijacking power grids to extort ransom is worrying trendC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012008 London, England -- Tier-3, the behavioural analysis software security specialist, says that reports that hackers are breaking into ...; Tags: CIA, hacker, Hacking, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-01-24
Estonia convicts first 'cyber-war' hacker: prosecutors: TALLINN AFP — An ethnic Russian has become the first person convicted for involvement in a "cyber-war" on Estonia last year amid unrest during the removal of a Soviet-era war memorial, prosecutors said Wednesday. "Dmitri Galushkevich is the first hacker to be sentenced for organising a massive cyber-attack against...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Estonia, hacker, Hacking, INTERNET, prosecutor, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-01-23
CIA warns about utility hackers: WASHINGTON -- In a rare public warning to the power and utility industry, a CIA analyst last week said cyber-attackers have hacked into the computer systems of utility companies outside the United States and made demands, in at least one case causing a power outage that affected multiple cities. ...; Tags: attack, CIA, computer, cybersecurity, hacker, SECURITY, U.S.; Research articles 2008-01-20
FAA worries on-board Net opens jets to cyberattack: WASHINGTON -- The government is enacting rules to stop a new kind of cyberthreat: a computer attack that could compromise the safety of the much-anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner, scheduled to go into service by the end of the year, is built with unprecedented on-board...; Tags: Boeing Co., computer, cyberattack, FAA, hacker, Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-01-09
SKorea's military on alert against overseas hackers: ministry: SEOUL AFP — South Korea's military has been put on alert against overseas hackers who have gained access to some soldiers' personal computers, the defence ministry said Thursday. It did not identify the country where the hackers are based but Chosun Ilbo newspaper said it was China. The...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, computer, hacker, Hacking, ministry, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, soldier, spokesman; Research articles 2008-01-02
Penn student arrested in 'botnet' cyber-attacks: PHILADELPHIA -- A University of Pennsylvania student and a New Zealand hacker hijacked a university computer server last year, the FBI charged Thursday, part of an investigation into cyber-attacks called "botnets." The indictment of Ryan Goldstein, 21, of Ambler, is part of a larger international probe into the...; Tags: computer, cyberattack, FBI, Government, hacker, Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY; Research articles 2007-11-30
U.S. military braces for cyberspace-age warfare: WASHINGTON -- While U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan engage the enemy with guns, tanks, airplanes and missiles, the American military is quietly fighting a much different kind of war on a new front: cyberspace. Military officials say that a cyber-attack by foreign enemies or terrorist groups...; Tags: Air Force, attack, computer, cyberspace, Government, hacker, Hacking, network, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, U.S.; Research articles 2007-11-26