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Symantec exposes wave of cyber-espionage attacks

...organisations — including chemical and defence companies — in a global wave of cyber-espionage attacks this summer, Symantec said in a report released on Monday. Symantec... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills
McAfee: Why Duqu is a big deal

McAfee: Why Duqu is a big deal

...Duqu, and what does it do? A: This is password-stealing and espionage data-capture malware — that seems to be the goal. There's a... Read more

26 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Russian space systems hacked in Lurid attack

...is the Russian Federal Space Agency. "This has all the hallmarks of espionage-related activity, given the concentration of targets," Trend Micro solutions architect Rik... Read more

23 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

GCHQ calls for better defences against Shady RAT

...The discovery of a cyber-espionage scheme to steal secrets from critical networks has prompted government signals intelligence... Read more

4 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Cyber espionage: Firms fail to take threat seriously

...Ovum... Enterprises are underestimating the seriousness of the threat posed by cyber espionage, according to Ovum. A study by the analyst firm found that many... Read more

9 March, 2011 by Shelley Portet

The space probe in your pocket (and what it's looking for)

...the Hubble Space Telescope, also made the US's Keyhole series of espionage satellites. It's just a matter of whether they point up or... Read more

9 August, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

SecureWorks dissects tool used by RSA-hack malware

...HTran tool used by hackers to mask malicious web-traffic during cyber-espionage attacks, saying it is being used as an "evil TOR". The Dell... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

McAfee reveals cyberattacks against 72 organisations

...such as Lulzsec and Anonymous gain a lot of attention, but cyber-espionage threats tend to be more insidious, said Alperovitch. The hackers were looking... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

McAfee: South Korea botnet self-destructed after DDoS

...actor," said Alperovitch. Governments are becoming increasingly interested in cyberattacks, cybercrime and espionage. On Tuesday, the UK government gave its backing to an initiative called... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google alleges China Gmail hack

...from China, Google has said. Photo credit: Geoff S/Flickr The cyber-espionage attacks originated from Jinan, and attempted to get passwords by trying to... Read more

2 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Australian PM's computer hacked, reports say

...has not denied the incident, nor said if its fledgling cyber counter-espionage unit within the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has been asked to... Read more

30 March, 2011 by Darren Pauli

UK helps Australia's cyber-spy unit get to work

...the countries.The UK is helping Australia set up a counter-cyber-espionage unit, Australia's attorney general Robert McClelland announced. Photo credit: Darren Pauli... Read more

11 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Chertoff advocates cyber Cold War

Governments need to agree 'rules of the road' for cyberattacks and cyber espionage similar to those for Cold War-era nuclear deterrence, according to the... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Symantec digs into Shady RAT attack emails

Security company Symantec has analysed the attack vectors and methods of the cyberattacks that targeted governments and organisations around the world Read more

5 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Online fraud falls as consumers wise up to phishing

Attacks increase to all-time high but online losses drop... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Shelley Portet

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