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Expect More Cyber-Espionage, Sophisticated Malware in '12, Experts Say
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 27, 2011
Attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeting government agencies and defense contractors.
Tags: security, cyberattack
DHS Denies Report of Water Utility Hack
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 23, 2011
The feds say there is no evidence that Russian hackers caused an Illinois water pump to fail.
Tags: cyberattack
AT&T Tells Users of 'Organized and Systematic' Hack Attempt
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 22, 2011
The company says no customer accounts were breached in the cyberattack.
Tags: cyberattack
U.S. Probes Cyber Attack on Water System
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 21, 2011
Russian hackers destroyed a pump in an Illinois water system.
Tags: cyberattack
'Nitro' Hackers Use Stock Malware to Steal Chemical, Defense Secrets
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 01, 2011
Researchers trace some of the attacks back to an individual in China.
Tags: cyberattack
Chinese Military Suspected in Hacker Attacks on U.S. Satellites
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 27, 2011
A new Congressional report says the hackers interfered with U.S. government satellites on four separate occasions in 2007 and 2008.
Tags: China, cyberattack
Researchers Warn of New Stuxnet Worm
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 19, 2011
Stuxnet-variant Duqu appears to be gathering intelligence as a precursor to a cyberattack.
Tags: cyberattack, Stuxnet
DHS: Anonymous Interested in Hacking Nation's Infrastructure
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 18, 2011
A new security bulletin says the hacktivist group has expressed interest in attacking critical infrastructure, but the government does not believe the group has the capabilities to do so.
Tags: cyberattack
US Companies Pushed to Disclose Cyberattacks
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 17, 2011
New SEC rules say that publicly traded companies must disclose information about some types of cyberattacks.
Tags: cyberattack
Chinese State TV Alludes to U.S. Website Attacks
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 25, 2011
A documentary accidentally discloses Chinese tools attacking a website in the U.S.
Tags: China, cyberattack
Cybercrime Cleanup Costs Spike
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 03, 2011
Enterprises are spending 56 percent more this year than last year to recover from cyberattacks.
Tags: cyberattack
Russia Takes Top Hacking Honors, U.S. Lags
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 27, 2011
Russia produces more hacking attacks than anywhere, while America falls a few spots in this dubious honor roll.
Tags: security, cybersecurity, network security, hacking, cyberattack
Spanish Botnet Could Paralyze Country
By - Reuters | Article Published March 04, 2010
Authorities say Spanish hackers were not aware that the illegal network they created could have taken down an entire country's computer networks.
Tags: cyber security, PC security, botnet, cyberattack, cyber attack
Google Reveals the Horrible Truth about China
By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 14, 2010
Technology companies doing business in China face some very troubling decisions, as Google's recent experience reveals.
Tags: Google, cyberattack, technology
Will Security Firms Benefit from Google's China Woes?
By - Reuters | Article Published January 14, 2010
Security companies like McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro may benefit the publicity surrounding cyber-attacks on Google China operations.
Tags: cybersecurity, Symantec, McAfee, cyberattack, Trend Micro