Tag: government
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UK government sites warned to brace against attack
GovCertUK issues warning in aftermath of arrests of Anonymous gang members. UK government websites have been warned that they may find themselves subject to attack following the arrest of five Britons as part of an investigation into the Anonymous hacking group earlier this week. The hacking group that calls itself ‘Anonymous’ has been under investigation…
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UK funds allocated to cyber security
New spending on cyber security despite other public cuts. As the UK reels following the government’s announcement of the biggest public spending cuts in decades, one of the few areas to be allocated additional funds is that of cyber security. Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to spend £650 million over the next four years…
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Korea DDoS surge mired in hype and confusion
Rows rumble on over sources and targets of botnet attacks. Last week’s gush of denial-of-service attacks has sparked considerable excitement and argument, with rumours of possible links to North Korean aggression leading to frenzied hype and ill-founded suggestions of the outbreak of cyberwar. The attacks targeted a range of servers, notably government and news websites…
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Magic lanterns shine at terrorists
Virus Bulletin finds 40% of users think governments should write viruses to bug terrorists. In a survey of visitors to the Virus Bulletin website, 40% of computer users said they thought it was a good idea for governments to write viruses to bug terrorists – however, security professionals disagree. It is an idea that surfaces…
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UK spooks spooked by possible Chinese hacking
MI5 warns of suspected corporate espionage onslaught. The UK security service MI5 has issued an alert to 300 leading firms, warning them to ensure best possible security measures are in place to combat potential espionage attempts by Chinese hackers. The warning, sent to company bosses and IT security heads, was leaked to the press and…
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E-crime unit to get government funding?
UK government responds to House of Lords call for better policing of the Internet. The UK government has indicated that it may set up a new national police unit dedicated to tackling computer crime. The hint comes as part of the government’s response to a report issued earlier this year by the Science and Technology…
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St. Petersburg US Consulate website hacked
Malware served by official government site. Web-watchers at Sophos have reported spotting malware hosted on the website of the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, using obfuscated JavaScript and hidden iframes to silently download trojans to vulnerable systems. The hack was part of a sizeable attack targeting vulnerable web servers worldwide last week, with over 400…
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China denies Pentagon hacking claims
‘Hacked by Chinese’ row rumbles on. The Chinese government has vigorously denied accusations, made in a report in UK newspaper The Financial Times on Monday, that Chinese hackers were behind a security breach in US computer systems in the Pentagon. The penetration, into an unclassified network used by the staff of Defense Secretary Robert Gates,…