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Jewish Chronicle site downed by hackers

Metropolitan Police are investigating after Turkish hackers take down the newspaper's website.

By Nicole Kobie, 19 Jan 2010 at 09:12

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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.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 16 Dec 2008 at 11:05

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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.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 23 Jul 2008 at 09:52

Security/News

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Facebook gives security software away to protect users

Social networking giant Facebook is offering users McAfee security software to shield them against attacks.

By Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters, 13 Jan 2010 at 11:08

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Chinese schools deny hacking Google

A pair of Chinese schools claim they had nothing to do with the attacks against Google.

By Edmund Klamann and Emma Graham-Harrison, Reuters, 22 Feb 2010 at 10:33

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‘Severe’ flaws in Firefox and Opera patched

Browser giants Firefox and Opera have been patched up to protect against hacking attacks.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 29 Oct 2009 at 15:09

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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.

By Miya Knights, 3 Jun 2008 at 10:37

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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.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 Jun 2009 at 16:25

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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.

By Rene Millman, 31 Jul 2007 at 17:01

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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.

By Miya Knights, 11 Sep 2008 at 13:58

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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.

By Rene Millman, 20 Aug 2007 at 12:16

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Did Google cyber attacks exploit unknown IE flaw?

Security giant McAfee believes that the attack on tech giant Google exploited a new browser flaw.

By Jim Finkle, Reuters, 15 Jan 2010 at 10:25

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McAfee mess as anti-virus attacks brings down PCs

Enterprise systems running McAfee anti-virus were caught in a false-positive debacle.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 6 Jul 2009 at 12:52

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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.

By Miya Knights, 7 Aug 2008 at 13:09

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US politicians pass $400 million cyber security bill

Legislation to fund cyber security research and training has faced little opposition from a House of Representatives still reeling from a spate of...

By Martin James, 5 Feb 2010 at 11:29

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Google expected to tweak Gmail security this week

A range of improvements are expected to shore up Gmail against hacking and phishing attacks, including an additional line of defence for lost...

By Martin James, 2 Mar 2010 at 11:53

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Critical infrastructure 'under attack' from cyber criminals

The latest security report from McAfee has shown our daily utilities of gas, oil and electricity are under threat from an increasing number of...

By Jennifer Scott, 28 Jan 2010 at 12:12

Security/News

JANET fights back against email attacks

The company behind the UK educational computer network invests in email appliance technology from Sophos to combat the growing problems of spam,...

By Chris Green, 25 Mar 2008 at 13:07

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China denies Google hack involvement

A spokesperson from the Chinese government has denied the country played any part in the Google hack attacks revealed last week.

By Jennifer Scott, 25 Jan 2010 at 15:45

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Cyber attack ‘knocked out' US government websites

Reports claim that denial of service attacks knocked out or slowed government websites in the US and South Korea.<br>

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 8 Jul 2009 at 11:19

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