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Government entices hacking attacks
News He believes that denial of service attacks on UK ISPs will increase. Another representative of Gap Gemini points out that it would be even simpler for someone to launch a distributed denial of service attack in order to prevent one of these black...
[July 21, 2000, 16:12]
Hackers question Denial of Service as political protest
News A row has broken out between UK Internet activists, the Electrohippies, and US ethical hacking group, Cult of the Dead Cow, over whether Denial of Service attacks are a legitimate form of Internet activism.
[March 13, 2000, 11:30]
A Year Ago: Hacker 'Coolio' is released
News Despite admitting hacking 100 sites, the 17-year-old is not responsible for big Denial of Service attacks on Web sites, investigators say The youth acknowledged hacking into that site and at least 100 others, the spokesman said.
[March 3, 2001, 6:08]
Lord battles government over cybercrime laws
News The proposed changes would alter the law regarding launching denial of service attacks, the creation of tools that could be used for hacking, and bot attacks. With [establishing] recklessness there is no bar on forensic hacking," he said.
[June 20, 2006, 14:50]
A Year Ago: Hackers question Denial of Service as political protest
News A row has broken out between UK Internet activists, the Electrohippies, and US ethical hacking group, Cult of the Dead Cow, over whether Denial of Service attacks are a legitimate form of Internet activism.
[March 13, 2001, 6:03]
Computer Misuse Act stands the test of time
News Concluding that the Act has, in most respects, stood the test of time, APIG has recommended that changes be limited to a specific new "denial of service" offence and tougher sentencing for the hacking offence under section 1 of the Act.
[July 1, 2004, 16:00]
Symbiot launches DDoS counter-strike tool
News He added that because many hacking and DDoS attacks are launched from hijacked computers, the system would be unlikely to find its real target: "Attacks are often launched from a site that has been hijacked, making it an unwitting and innocent...
[March 10, 2004, 14:15]
Newest anti-hacking defence systems? Speedier downloads
News Thanks to the recent attacks on Microsoft's Web sites, technology for speeding downloads has transformed overnight into the latest anti-hacking defence systems. Networks like Akamai's haven't been seen primarily as an anti-hacking tool.
[January 30, 2001, 8:31]
High-tech's thin blue line
News The company was told to pay up or face a series of hacking and denial-of-service attacks against its Web servers. According to the deputy-head of the NHTCU, detective superintendent Mick Deats, levels of online crime and hacking have increased...
[April 5, 2005, 15:50]
MPs ponder whether 'benign' hacking should be legal
News And while Allan is adamant that tough action is needed against denial of service attacks, he's also keen to examine whether ethical hacking should be protected in law. If a successor to David Blunkett was going to introduce tough censorship laws on...
[April 26, 2004, 17:25]
Special: Denial of Service round-up
News Progress slow in hacking probe US officials said on Tuesday that they were making headway in probing a wave of cyber attacks on some of the Internet's flagship sites. Another university hit with 'zombie' hacking code Universities are proving an...
[February 9, 2000, 14:45]
A Year Ago: Denial of Service round-up
News Progress slow in hacking probe US officials said on Tuesday that they were making headway in probing a wave of cyber attacks on some of the Internet's flagship sites. Another university hit with 'zombie' hacking code Universities are proving an...
[February 9, 2001, 6:06]
Denial of Service attacks loom in GM food protest
News A member of US hacking group the Cult of the Dead Cow, which was responsible for producing a number of well-known hacking tools, issued a statement recently, outlining his objections to using these tactics.
[March 16, 2000, 16:27]
A Year Ago: Denial of Service attacks loom in GM food protest
News A member of US hacking group the Cult of the Dead Cow, which was responsible for producing a number of well-known hacking tools, issued a statement recently, outlining his objections to using these tactics.
[March 16, 2001, 6:03]
Code Red II: A double whammy
News Compared to last week's (Code Red) attacks, this one is hitting harder," said Matt Fearnow, a security expert who tracks computer viruses and hacking incidents for the Systems Administration, Networking and Security Institute (SANS).
[August 7, 2001, 9:25]
Italian police nab NASA hackers
News In certain circumstances, the security systems installed in the private companies network were actually hiding a 'back door' which allowed the hacker to conduct their attacks," stated Dario Forte, a technical expert who runs the Guaria di Finanza...
[August 2, 2002, 15:45]
DoS worm invades Microsoft servers
News This is one of the trends that we are going to see more and more of: the crossover between the hacking and virus writing, and moving away from email-borne worms," said Vincent Weafer, director of software maker Symantec's antivirus research centre.
[June 11, 2001, 8:47]
Hackers split over vigilante strikes
News The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) issued an advisory Friday warning companies of increased hacking activity in the name of "patriotism" and of the spread of computer viruses that label infected files with names that relate...
[September 17, 2001, 9:32]
Author of Web attack tool speaks
News Mixter: I think what I do is hacking in the "traditional" sense, but I'm afraid to use the term, since the meaning of "hacker" is changing to something negative. ZDNet: Do you consider what you do to be "hacking"?
[February 15, 2000, 9:08]
Hackers wreak havoc on Aussie banks
News According to Ghosh, in all previous hacking incidents the banks have refunded customers' money. Find out in ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. It's not just the Commonwealth Bank, all banks are susceptible to attacks on the clients' end.
[July 19, 2001, 10:26]
