cyber-attacks

Industry, military experts discuss murky cyberwar issues

Posted June 17, 2009 - 10:31 am

Countries are grappling to define cyberwarfare and how they can respond under international law.
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Is the U.S. ready for government-sponsored cyberattacks?

Posted May 14, 2009 - 2:53 pm

Although it's not discussed very openly, the U.S. has significant cyberattack capabilities, according to some.
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Anti-Georgia spammers building new botnet

Posted August 15, 2008 - 2:46 pm

Hackers targeting Georgia in the midst of its conflict with Russia have started sending out a new batch of malicious spam messages, apparently with the aim of building a new botnet network of remote-controlled computers.
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Russian hacker 'militia' mobilizes to attack Georgia

Posted August 12, 2008 - 2:23 pm

Security researchers Tuesday disputed claims that a well-known Russian hacker hosting network is responsible for cyberattacks against sites belonging to Georgia, the former Soviet republic that has been battling Russian military forces since Friday.
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Estonia, Poland help Georgia fight cyber attacks

Posted August 12, 2008 - 8:27 am

In an intriguing cyber alliance, two Estonian computer experts are scheduled to arrive in Georgia by evening to keep the country's networks running amid an intense military confrontation with Russia.
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Weak evidence links congressmen's cyber-attacks to China

Posted June 13, 2008 - 8:36 am

U.S. House of Representatives members who worry that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts.
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