Exchanges defend against cyber attack

Bob Greifeld, the chief executive of Nasdaq OMX, has a reputation for getting straight to the point, but the comments he made to a Chicago newspaper last month were even bolder than usual. “We recognise that we’re under constant attack, and by that I mean literally constant attack,” he said….

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Vanguard Defense Industries suffers Anonymous hack attack

Anonymous hackers working under the flag of AntiSec have targeted a US defense contractor, stealing and publishing thousands of emails and documents. Vanguard Defense Industries (VDI) works closely with government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and FBI, developing the unmanned remote-controlled ShadowHawk helicopter which can be used…

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McAfee blames North Korea for DDoS attack

The cyber attacks that paralysed a handful of major South Korean websites earlier this year were almost certainly carried out by North Korea or parties allied with the country, computer security company McAfee said Tuesday in a report. The company’s analysis, carried out with the help of the South Korean…

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