News tagged with secure websites

Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

(AP) -- A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous says it has attacked the Swedish government's website and shut it down by overloading it.

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created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'

Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hackers attack Philippine vice president's website

Hackers launched a series of New Year's day attacks that temporarily shut down several Philippine government websites including the office of the vice-president, officials said Monday.

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North Korea seeks social network publicity

North Korea's main government website has begun adding icons for users to post its statements fiercely criticising the United States and South Korea on popular social networks including Facebook.

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created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyber attack on Europe exposes big flaws in Internet security

A major cyber attack in Europe that apparently was launched from Iran has revealed significant vulnerabilities in the Internet security systems used to authenticate websites for banking, email and e-commerce around the world.

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

German minister advises colleagues to shun Facebook

Germany's consumer protection minister has warned her fellow cabinet members against using Facebook to promote their work citing data security concerns, in an internal letter obtained by Der Spiegel.

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created Sep 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Hackers claim to breach NATO security

A group of computer hackers on Thursday claimed to have breached NATO security and accessed hoards of restricted material.

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created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Zillow real estate value website sets IPO price

Startup Zillow that provides online information about real estate has set the price for its initial public offering of stock at $12 to $14 per share.

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created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyberattacks on South Korea-US a test run: McAfee (Update 2)

Cyberattacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee.

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created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

PrivateSky shields online exchanges from prying eyes

A free service launched on Wednesday called PrivateSky lets Internet users shield email, Facebook updates, and other online exchanges from hackers or other unwanted snoops.

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created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hackers breach US Senate website (Update)

A shadowy group of hackers behind a string of recent cyberattacks claimed on Monday to have breached the US Senate website and taken internal data.

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created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 9

Spain nabs 3 suspected of global cyber attacks

(AP) -- Spanish police arrested three suspected computer hackers who allegedly belonged to a loose-knit international activist group that has attacked corporate and government websites around the world, authorities said ...

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created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sony Ericsson's Canada site hacked: company

Hackers have attacked Sony Ericsson's Canadian eShop website, affecting 2,000 users, the latest online strike against the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant, a Sony spokesman said Wednesday.

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created May 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hackers infect websites to dupe Internet users

Computer security firm Websense on Friday was warning that hackers have infected a huge number of websites with malicious code crafted to dupe Internet users.

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created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Dozens of South Korean websites attacked

(AP) -- Hackers attacked about 40 South Korean government and private websites Friday, prompting officials to warn of a substantial threat to the country's computers.

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0