Published on April 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
Chinese Attackers Hack Optus – The Optus network was in disarray yesterday following cyber attacks from China, which affected a number of its customers including Australia’s national news agency, AAP. Web-based attacks originating from China have become a growing issue for Australian businesses and government departments.
Tags: Attackers, Australian Businesses, Australian Government Agencies, Congestion, Corporate Customers, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security, Denial Of Service, Denial Of Service Attack, Disarray, Electronic Security, Email, Government Departments, Hack Network, National News Agency, Optus, Security Incidents, Security Operations Centre, Spokeswoman, Target
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Published on April 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Google Vietnam Cyber Attacks – Google accused Vietnam on Wednesday of stifling political dissent with cyberattacks, the latest complaint by the internet giant against a communist regime following a public dispute with China over online censorship. Like China, Vietnam tightly controls the flow of information and has said it reserves the right to take “appropriate [...]
Tags: Attackers, Censorship, China Vietnam, Chinese Human Rights, Citizen, Communist Regime, Cyber Attacks, E Mail, google, Human Rights Activists, Infiltration, Internet Giant, Internet Users, National Security, Political Dissent, Public Dispute, Surveillance, Tens Of Thousands, University Of Toronto, Villeneuve
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Published on March 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Man In Wheelchair Assaulted – A man in a wheelchair has been punched in the face, stomped on and hit on the head with metal bars at a train station in Sydney’s west. The 35-year-old Canadian national was trying to leave Mt Druitt station when two males began verbally intimidating him last night, police say. [...]
Tags: Appearance, Attackers, Belongings, Depressed Fracture, Face, Foot Chase, Inquiries, Man In Wheelchair, Metal Bars, Mt Druitt Police, Mt Druitt Police Station, Pacific Islander, skull, sydney, Teens, Train Station
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Published on February 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Kneber Botnet – Security researchers at Herndon, Va.-based NetWitness Corp. have unearthed a massive botnet affecting at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide. The Kneber botnet, named for the username linking the affected machines worldwide, has been used to gather login credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites and e-mail [...]
Tags: Attackers, Botnet, Certificate Files, E Mail, facebook, Government Agencies, Hotmail, Login Credentials, Mail Systems, Netwitness, Remote Access, Security Researchers, Social Networking Sites, User Accounts, yahoo
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