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Can Hackers Destroy The Internet? - Forbes:

2012-02-08T22:31:00.000-08:00

Can Hackers Destroy The Internet? - Forbes:

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Massive botnet 'indestructible,' say researchers - Computerworld

2011-06-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

Massive botnet 'indestructible,' say researchers - Computerworld

[This may open up new markets for "secure platform" computing based on Macintosh OSX and Chrome OS]

A new and improved botnet that has infected more than four million PCs is "practically indestructible," security researchers say.

"TDL-4," the name for both the bot Trojan that infects machines and the ensuing collection of compromised computers, is "the most sophisticated threat today," said Kaspersky Labs researcher Sergey Golovanov in adetailed analysis Monday.

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TDL-4's makers use the botnet to plant additional malware on PCs, rent it out to others for that purpose and for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and to conduct spam and phishing campaigns. Kaspersky said TDL-4 has installed nearly 30 different malicious programs on the PCs it controls.

2011-03-31T06:57:00.000-07:00

What a cyberwar with China might look like

Former U.S. diplomat describes hypothetical scenario

Egypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up - Yahoo! Finance

2011-01-27T18:06:00.000-08:00

Egypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up - Yahoo! Finance: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Clearly the Internet is becoming an essential tool of conflict, strife, and war.

Man used neighbor's Wi-Fi to threaten Vice President Biden - Computerworld

2010-12-23T07:52:00.000-08:00

Man used neighbor's Wi-Fi to threaten Vice President Biden - Computerworld:
This is a good example of what I have been calling "Digital Assassination."

2010-12-15T23:26:00.000-08:00

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Hackers strike at MasterCard to support WikiLeaks - Yahoo! Finance

2010-12-08T20:08:00.000-08:00

Hackers strike at MasterCard to support WikiLeaks - Yahoo! Finance:
LONDON (AP) -- "Hackers rushed to the defense of WikiLeaks on Wednesday, launching attacks on MasterCard, Visa, Swedish prosecutors, a Swiss bank, Sarah Palin and others who have acted against the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange..."
This is just a taste of what's to come - the power of net-based attacks to cause significant financial, cultural, and social change will approach that of conventional military warfare attacks.

Print Story: US works to secure networks as hackers advance - Yahoo! News

2010-12-05T11:01:00.000-08:00

US works to secure networks as hackers advance - Yahoo! News: "
As the Department of Homeland Security moves methodically to pare down and secure the approximately 2,400 network connections used every day by millions of federal workers around the world, experts suggest that technology already may be passing them by.

Computer Worm May Be Targeting Iranian Nuclear Sites - BusinessWeek

2010-09-25T06:10:00.000-07:00

Computer Worm May Be Targeting Iranian Nuclear Sites - BusinessWeek:
If this article does not convince you that e-warfare is around the corner you have no imagination.

Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug - Computerworld

2010-09-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug - Computerworld:
As many as one in four web sites around the world may be vulnerable to this Microsoft bug. The bug the bug enables the exploit to access Web applications with full administrator rights, resulting in information disclosure and even total system compromise.

How Haystack endangered the Iranian dissidents it was supposed to protect. - By Evgeny Morozov - Slate Magazine

2010-09-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

How Haystack endangered the Iranian dissidents it was supposed to protect. - By Evgeny Morozov - Slate Magazine:
My related opinion: The Internet underlies all communications worldwide, and the ability of a small group of programmers to drastically effect security and anonymity assumptions makes for a very fragile infrastructure which is easily manipulated. MLB

J.P. Morgan Chase’s Web Problem Is Fixed, For Now - Deal Journal - WSJ

2010-09-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

J.P. Morgan Chase’s Web Problem Is Fixed, For Now - Deal Journal - WSJ:
Chase's online outage in Sept. 2010 is a forewarning... If confidence in the banking system can be shaken this easily and sustained through extended outages amongst others banks, commerce, and securities trading systems, etc., our economy could collapse in a mob online run on the system (my personal opinion appended here)... read the article for background.

Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever? - Computerworld

2010-09-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever? - Computerworld:
This is an example of the kind of eBomb or e-warfare strategy the US could inflict on Iran during an assault.

Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems - Computerworld

2010-09-14T18:33:00.000-07:00

Siemens: Stuxnet worm hit industrial systems - Computerworld: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets and disrupt operations has infected at least 14 plants, according to Siemens.

India readies cyber army to spy on hostile nations - India - The Times of India

2010-08-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

India readies cyber army to spy on hostile nations - India - The Times of India: "
The new Army will be staffed with hackers and IT workers.

Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 10, 2010 | PBS

2010-08-10T22:23:00.000-07:00

Governments Battle to Stay Ahead of Threats on Internet, 'The Great Leveler' | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 10, 2010 | PBS: "
The public grid is wide open - all of society now runs on it - infrastructure, power, air traffic control, dam flow, SCADA, etc.

Cyber warfare: 63 per cent think it's acceptable, says survey - Yahoo! News UK

2010-08-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

Cyber warfare: 63 per cent think it's acceptable, says survey - Yahoo! News UK: "-
This report uncovers alarming attitudes towards international cyber espionage.
"... this opens up a whole new area of cybercrime. It used to be hobbyist, but has become increasingly financially motivated. Now were seeing economic and politically motivated cybercrime too..." Cyberwarfare is the hottest topic in Washington D.C. these days...it's real and it's here.

Slashdot Apple Story | Microsoft Losing Big To Apple On Campus

2010-08-07T20:10:00.000-07:00

Slashdot Apple Story | Microsoft Losing Big To Apple On Campus: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Yep, better sell MSFT and buy AAPL
The new generation is going all Mac...

Repetition breaks Google Audio CAPTCHA

2010-08-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Repetition breaks Google Audio CAPTCHA
Determined hackers can and do penetrate and compromise systems regularly.

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?

2010-08-03T13:58:00.000-07:00

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?: "

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?

2010-08-03T13:57:00.000-07:00

YouTube - FBI Confidential -- China's Cyber Terrorism?: "According to a leaked secret FBI document, Chinese counterfeiters have sold close to 75 million dollars of fake Cisco Systems routers to the U.S. military. This revelation raises troubling questions about both the integrity of U.S. defenses in cyberspace and the possible motives of a foreign government with a long rap sheet for military espionage and cyber hacking. At least some of China's fake routers may be specially designed to provide Chinese hackers with undetectable 'back doors' into the highest echelons of classified information throughout the defense department bureaucracy.

Apple: iPhone, iPad At Risk To Hack Attack, Security Firm Says - Tech Trader Daily - Barrons.com

2010-08-03T13:35:00.000-07:00

Apple: iPhone, iPad At Risk To Hack Attack, Security Firm Says - Tech Trader Daily - Barrons.com: "
Newly discovered vulnerabilities in the Apple (AAPL) iOS software could allow hackers to gain “complete control” of your iPhone or iPad,

CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S. - Political Punch

2010-08-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S. - Political Punch: "CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S.
CIA: Cyber Warfare Could 'Paralyze' U.S.
"In an EXCLUSIVE interview on “This Week,” host Jake Tapper asked CIA Director Leon Panetta what threat the U.S. is not paying enough attention to. One of his answers: cyber warfare. “We are now in a world in which cyber warfare is very real. It could threaten our grid system. It could threaten our financial system,” Panetta said. “It could paralyze this country, and I think that's an area we have to pay a lot more attention to,” the CIA chief said.""

Cyberwarfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2010-08-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

Cyberwarfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Wikipedia has a good introduction to Cyberwarfare
"Cyberwarfare has been defined by government security expert Richard A. Clarke, in his book Cyber War (May 2010), as 'actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption'..."

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2010-08-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

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