The Metropolitan Police have charged a 17-year-old for the series of prank phones calls and denial-of-service attacks directed toward the police’s Anti-Terrorist Hotline. The teenager, from Birmingham, was charged in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 14 with one count of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance and with one count…
Banks on the business end of DDoS attack surge – report
Shorter, bigger attack trend continues Financial firms were in the crosshairs of cyber-attackers during the first three months of 2012, while a threefold increase in DDoS attacks was recorded.… View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Breaking Into MI6 Anti-Terror Hotline Attack Was ‘Easy’
A hacker who claims to be behind the release of highly-sensitive telephone conversations on Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist hotline has said the alleged attack was "easy"…. View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
We should be ready for cyber attack
A top local consultancy, already a leader in radar, is calling for a national cyber attack prevention agency. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Anonymous claims responsibility for Home Office cyber attack
The hacking group follows through on its threat to target the UK government. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Sophos Partner Portal Hit by Cyber Attack
Names, e-mail addresses, business addresses, contact information and hashed passwords may have been accessed. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Sophos Partner Portal Hit by Cyber Attack
Names, e-mail addresses, business addresses, contact information and hashed passwords may have been accessed. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Facebook phishing attack targets Syrian activists
Researchers from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) have spotted an ongoing Facebook phishing attack, spreading across Syrian pro-revolution forums on Facebook. View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack
Al-Qaeda's main Internet sites have gone silent for more than a week in an unprecedented blackout that is most likely the result of a cyber attack, analysts said Tuesday. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Predicting Attack Paths
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