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  1. Federal Worker Savings Plan Computers Hit in Cyber -Attack

    Fri, 25 May 2012

    contractor's computer systems had been breached in a complex cyber - attack with 123,000 Social Security numbers being compromised TSP participants and payees. When the TSP learned of the cyber attack , we took immediate steps to investigate and notify our participants

  2. Clinton: US Hacked Yemeni Al-Qaida Sites

    Wed, 23 May 2012

    S.-bound airliner using a bomb which could have been undetectable by conventional airport scanners. Clinton says the cyber attack was launched by an interagency group of specialists, including diplomats, special operators and intelligence analysts

  3. Virtual Terrorism: Al Qaeda Video Calls for 'Electronic Jihad'

    Tue, 22 May 2012

    mujahidin" to launch cyber attacks against the U.S adherents to launch a cyber attack on America," said says the threat of cyber attack is real, and the gap capability to stage cyber attacks against U.S. networks

  4. NATO Summit: Hackers Target Police, City of Chicago Websites

    Sun, 20 May 2012

    investigate the attack and the extent of it, the Chicago Tribune reported. NATO has not confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack . All three sites now appear to be running as usual. A lengthy statement from the hacking group, which called itself antis3curityops

  5. DHS: Hackers Mounting Organized Cyber Attack on US Gas Pipelines

    Tue, 8 May 2012

    been mounting an ongoing, coordinated cyber attack on the control systems of U.S. gas and artifacts associated with these cyber attacks has positively identified this activity industry since March 2012 to combat the cyber attacks . According to Homeland Security officials

  6. The Global Note: Mexico's Sea Change…Austerity Blues…Africa's Cry For Help…A Marathoner's Gift

    Tue, 24 Apr 2012

    security landscape for the past decade. IRAN: OIL TERMINAL HIT BY CYBER ATTACK The country's main oil export terminal and other oil facilities have come under cyber attack , the Mehr news agency reported. The Kharg Island terminal in the

News

  1. Cybersecurity bill sparks controversy

    Thu, 12 Apr 2012

    Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the bill's co-sponsor. Cyber - attacks by China and other countries are one of the nation's 500 percent in the past several years, Napolitano said. Cyber - attacks threaten critical infrastructure and human lives, and could

  2. Cybersecurity: Protecting Against Internet Attacks Threatens Civil Liberties

    Mon, 9 Apr 2012

    to bring to the cybersecurity effort. It has classified cyber attack signatures that could be valuable to the private sector government, it should generally go to DHS. Information about cyber attacks on classified systems maintained by defense contractors

  3. Internet thieves piggyback on legitimate users

    Sun, 8 Apr 2012

    others are "botnets," a computer network designed to launch cyber - attacks , and domain hacking, which allows criminals to redirect connection does not have mechanisms to protect against cyber - attacks ," Genachowski said during a recent speech in Washington

  4. New Version of Stuxnet-Related Cyber Weapon Discovered

    Fri, 23 Mar 2012

    infected systems in countries from Vietnam to France, including Iran. READ: Stuxnet Returns? Researchers Warn of Coming Cyber Attack In a blog post earlier this week, Symantec researchers wrote that they were only sent one component of the new Duqu code

  5. Top Cyber Official Shawn Henry Retiring From FBI

    Fri, 9 Mar 2012

    cyber threat is an existential one, meaning that a major cyber attack could potentially wipe out whole companies. It could shut Services Branch. Last fall Henry highlighted the damage a cyber attack had on a major high-tech firm. "One company that was

  6. NASA concerned about cyber attacks

    Mon, 5 Mar 2012

    sanitized and may have contained sensitive data. —Intruders stole credentials for more than 150 NASA employees in one cyber attack , while another intrusion provided hackers access to key information and user accounts at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena

  7. FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From Terrorists

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    RSA SecureID system to try to break into computers used by defense contractor Lockheed Martin. • In 2007, Russia waged cyber - attacks against computer systems in Estonia and U.S. official have also cited Russia using cyber-capabilities in the conflict

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Videos

  1. Virus Infects Mac OS X Computers

    Fri, 6 Apr 2012

    Also word this morning of a cyber attack . This time targeting apple users more than half million have been infected with a Trojan horse virus called flashback that. Can

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    Also word this morning of a cyber attack . This time targeting apple users more than half million -- have been infected with a Trojan horse virus called flashback that. Can
  2. WikiLeak Crackdown Prompts Cyber Attacks

    Thu, 9 Dec 2010

    These cyber attacks this keep coming from hackers supporting WikiLeaks online activists lines of communication for the hackers behind cyber battle. The cyber attack included posting thousands of credit card numbers which were removed

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    the lines of communication for the hackers behind -- cyber battle. The cyber attack included posting thousands of credit card numbers which were removed MasterCard -- Got up running again -- right now looks like MasterCard
  3. China Hackers Stealing U.S. Secrets, Jobs

    Wed, 21 Dec 2011

    sources tell ABC news at any given moment there are hundreds of cyber attacks targeting US companies and government agencies in late 2009 for this US stealth fighter were allegedly the target of a cyber attack traced to China take a look at China's version of the plane

    Cyber Attack found at 1:54

    for this US stealth fighter -- were allegedly the target of a cyber attack traced to China take a look at China's version of the plane. Very similar. This may be the greatest transfer of wealth
  4. 'Here You Have' Virus: Cyber Jihad?

    Fri, 17 Sep 2010

    in New York. Across the country affected computers homes businesses and government offices were effectively shut down the cyber attack . Called here you have flooded recipient to download that since that would that in the user's computer. Attach itself

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    homes businesses and government offices were effectively shut down -- the cyber attack . Called here you have flooded recipient to download that since that would that in -- the user's computer. Attach itself to the
  5. Anonymous Hackers Strike Again

    Sun, 5 Feb 2012

    government's official website. It capped a frenetic 24 hours of cyber attacks across the globe on Friday they get taking down their Justice actually wants. The hacker group also threatened more follow up cyber attacks yesterday which did not materialize but whoever they are

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    crash the government's official website. It capped a frenetic 24 hours of cyber attacks across the globe on Friday they get -- taking down their Justice Department's web site. Then they hit in the United States
    The hacker group -- also threatened more follow up cyber attacks yesterday which did not materialize but whoever they are they have shown that they do have the ability. To make a statement
  6. Megaupload: Web Site Hit by Justice Department

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    featuring a who's who of leverage. Kim Kardashian. Two. After the indictments were made public there was an apparent online cyber attack . With the Justice Department's website among those are under assault from a group calling itself anonymous claimed credit

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    Two. After the indictments were made public there was an apparent online cyber attack . With the Justice Department's website among those are under assault from a group calling itself anonymous claimed credit. Pierre Thomas ABC news
  7. What Will Become The New Face of Terrorism?

    Wed, 17 Jan 2007

    really believe that these cyber attacks that that you described could could happen in the big way cyber attack could take down the electric know when you when you say cyber attack but Saudi talked about cyberspace the nation is vulnerable to cyber attack or. Great changes gonna

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    to a small extent. But it could happen in the big way cyber attack could take down the electric power grid. -- could shut down the banking system could shut down the aviation system. We know that's possible because the government says so the government hasn't tried these things test of the systems. And knows that there -- these vulnerabilities. And -- for people who don't know when you -- when you say cyber attack but Saudi talked about cyberspace is the network of computer grids that. Essentially run everything we do we -- the lights the
    If I tell you the nation is vulnerable to cyber attack or. Great changes -- gonna take place in human evolution in the next five to ten years. Where as we take over
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