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Chinese hackers accused of ‘politically motivated’ malware attacks against Hong Kong

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A state-sponsored hacking group believed to be aligned with the People’s Republic of China has been accused of targeting two Hong Kong government agencies in a “politically motivated” attack just prior to the legislative elections which took place on 4 The post Chinese hackers accused of […]

Nafis motivated by Bin Laden, Inspire, desire to make big statement

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Federal Reserve Bank NY The man who was arrested in an FBI sting operation for planning to detonate a car bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan on Oct. 16 was driven by a desire to harm the west at any cost and influenced by online […]

DDoS attacks motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds

Large Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networks, a survey of major Internet firms by has found. As expected, Arbor Networks’ annual Infrastructure Security Report survey of 114 tier 1 Internet infrastructure firms, hosting companies and large enterprises found that DDoS attack […]

Most DDoS motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds

Large Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networks, a survey of major Internet firms by has found. As expected, Arbor Networks’ annual Infrastructure Security Report survey of 114 tier 1 Internet infrastructure firms, hosting companies and large enterprises found that DDoS attack […]