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RSS attack in newsWorldPay systems still under "sustained" attack
News Online payment service WorldPay is still struggling to maintain the availability of its systems in the face of a "sustained" denial of service attack. WorldPay, which is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, was... [06 Nov 2003]
Attack cripples the blogosphere
News About 10 million LiveJournal and TypePad blogs were offline or barely reachable for several hours on Tuesday as the result of a massive denial of service attack. The attack started around 16:00(PDT),... [04 May 2006]
Attack code for old Firefox bug hits the net
News Computer code that demonstrates how a known flaw in an older version of the Firefox or Mozilla web browsers can be exploited in a potentially crippling attack was published on the web over the weekend. [14 Dec 2005]
Reuters shuts down IM system after Kelvir attack
News The London-based international media company decided to take its Reuters Messaging IM system completely offline after noticing the attack on its network earlier on Thursday, a Reuters representative said. [15 Apr 2005]
Microsoft banner ad attack hole patched
News In addition, online intruders breached the security of at least one server at advertising host Falk last week and used the computer to distribute an attack to the service's clients. Microsoft published a patch for... [02 Dec 2004]
Oracle launches attack on IBM's market share
News Oracle yesterday launched a concerted attack on the middleware market with the unveiling of its Internet Application Server, a suite of services designed to provide software integration for ebusiness. [29 Jun 2000]
Linux OS facing Trojan attack
News It is designed only to attack systems running Linux OS. Security experts are warning companies of a Linux virus variant. The virus has similarities to a virus bearing the Remote Shell Trojan (RST), discovered in October... [07 Jan 2002]
Hackers attack CERT site
News The website of computer security experts CERT (the US-based Computer Emergency Response Team) has been crippled by a denial of service attack. CERT was affected by a similar attack in May. CERT's... [06 Dec 2001]
AOL succumbs to Trojan horse attack
News Emails sent to a number of AOL member accounts on Friday contained a .exe attachment which when opened gained information about those accounts - a so-called 'Trojan horse' attack. The world's largest internet service... [19 Jun 2000]
Industrial Defender protects against digital attack
News While "cyberterrorism" has been the rallying cry of policy makers seeking stricter laws to punish hackers, and of government agencies asking for more funds, the chances and effects of any such attack have been greatly... [11 Jun 2003]
Why DDos attack didn't bring down the net
News An attack in early February on key parts of the backbone of the internet had little effect thanks to new protection technology, according to a report. The distributed denial of service attack on the... [12 Mar 2007]
Cisco issues cyber attack alert
News A serious flaw in Cisco Systems software puts computer networks at risk of cyber attack and has prompted security vendor Symantec to raise its internet threat level. Repeated exploitation could result in a sustained... [08 Sep 2005]
Microsoft security strategy under attack
News He cites the company's response to the recent attack on MSN Messenger. Microsoft should be concentrating on securing Windows so it no longer needs an antivirus product instead of trying to squeeze established AV vendors... [21 Feb 2005]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance] partners to help protect customers. [08 Jul 2008]
Kournikova attack leads to calls for 'virus victims anonymous'
News In a statement, detective superintendent Mick Deats, currently deputy head of the NHTCU, said: "Part of the strategic picture for the NHTCU in its first year is to work closely with business towards developing a comprehensive and secure... [02 Oct 2001]
