China worries hackers will strike during Beijing Olympics
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| Last year, random checks by CNCERT identified 995,000 Chinese computers that
| had trojan software installed, compared to 44,717 computers identified in
| 2006 -- an increase of 2,125 percent.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1924884527&rid=-50
Low-balling to play safe. Other studies have shown much higher numbers. They
just play safe in this case, probably for their reputation which is high.
In the mean time, even national bank Web sites are getting OWNED! This is
amazing. Even Homeland Security was cracked some days ago.
Last week:
Department of Homeland Security website hacked!
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| The sophisticated mass infection that's injecting attack code into hundreds
| of thousands of reputable web pages is growing and even infiltrated the
| website of the Department of Homeland Security.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/25/mass_web_attack_grows/
Internet hit by Tornado
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| Evidence of a new "attack pack" has surfaced, reports Shaun Nichols,
| providing further proof of the organized complexity of exploit code. The
| web-based toolkit, called Tornado, is speculated to have been in operation
| for at least six months.
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http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27218
Hackers warn high street chains
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| High street chains will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the
| world's elite hackers have warned.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7366995.stm
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm
Botnets Running Rampant
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| How much money is being stolen by cybercriminals? No one knows, and no one
| even knows how to go about coming up with that number, IronPort's Peterson
| said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144489/botnets_running_rampant.html
Related:
Online banking fraud 'up 8,000%'
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| The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams
| in the past two years, the government's financial watchdog has warned.
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| The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was "very concerned"
| about the growth in "phishing".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177555.stm
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