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Jewish Chronicle site downed by hackers
Metropolitan Police are investigating after Turkish hackers take down the newspaper's website.
Video: Cisco spotlights sophisticated web attacks
It’s a dangerous time for web surfers – care must now be taken to not fall victim to some increasingly savvy internet criminals.
One infected webpage every five seconds during 2008
The statistics show that web attacks are increasing with no hope of relief in sight - with SQL injections looking to be a particular threat.
Hackers get ‘more violent' against security firms
Security firms are getting hit by increasing numbers of attacks, as hackers get more violent against the industry, a security expert warns.
Get Safe Online warns of mobile threat
Despite no financially significant attacks to date, Get Safe Online warns users about mobile hackers.
Open letter attacks Facebook privacy
Privacy campaign groups have written an open letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to ask for more user control.
FBI issues Anonymous warrants
The FBI issues 40 search warrants in relation to an investigation into Anonymous DDoS attacks.
Government planning cyber weapons factory?
Reports suggest the Government is to openly initiate cyber weapons production, as the MoD says cyber attacks will work in parallel with...
Nintendo and Epic warn of hack attacks
Games companies are getting hit hard as Nintendo and Epic warn of threats.
European Parliament hit by cyber attack
A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.
‘Severe’ flaws in Firefox and Opera patched
Browser giants Firefox and Opera have been patched up to protect against hacking attacks.
Microsoft warns users off Safari
'Carpet-bombing' interoperability flaw leaves Windows users open to malicious attacks when using Apple's Safari browser, the Windows maker claims.
Twitter botnet creation made simple
A new tool has been created designed to make it simple to carry out botnet attacks over Twitter.
Porn surfing Apple Mac users hit by worm attacks
If you think that you’re safe surfing for porn on a Mac computer, you’re sadly mistaken.
MPack malware more dangerous than phishing attacks
Expert warns that the MPack malware toolkit gives criminals the means to steal bank account details without users going near a phishing website.
Data theft tops downtime in web security survey
The threat of data-stealing malware has overtaken systems downtime due to cyber attacks as the top global web security concern.
Italian police arrest phishing gang
Crackdown on major phishing gang leads to the arrest of 24 people behind the attacks on thousands of websites used to commit identity theft.
McAfee mess as anti-virus attacks brings down PCs
Enterprise systems running McAfee anti-virus were caught in a false-positive debacle.
UK is a spam and phishing hotspot
Anti-spam firm calls for collaborative action to stem a fast-growing tide of spam and phishing attacks it has found originated and aimed at UK users.
Nintendo hit by LulzSec hack
LulzSec goes after Nintendo, following attacks on Sony and an FBI affiliate.
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