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• Hackers attack websites of cybersecurity bill backers

  Tech America and USTelecom said the Anonymous hacker group targeted their Internet sites in denial-of-service attacks.

  Federal Drive

  April 10, 2012
• ‘Anonymous’ hackers attack China firewall

  Hackers from the group Anonymous claim to have broken into Chinese government computers, with the ultimate objective to take down the country's firewall.

  All News

  April 09, 2012
• Malaysia tries to engage hackers to defeat them

  Malaysia said it wants to get to know a bigger circle of hackers in an effort to channel their dis-satisfaction and grievances in a positive way.

  Federal Drive

  July 06, 2011
• Hackers target Gmail accounts of U.S. officials

  Google says Chinese hackers attempted to take over email accounts of senior U.S. officials and hundreds of other prominent people.

  Federal Drive

  June 02, 2011
• Size doesn’t matter to hackers

  Companies of all sizes find they need protection from cyber attacks.

  Federal Drive

  May 23, 2011
• Report: Nearly 2x more cyber vulnerabilities exploited in January

  Cyber-crooks jacked-up their attempts to hack into systems last month. The monthly threat landscape report from Fortinet says hackers exploited close to twice as many vulnerabilities as usual in January. A breakdown in InfoSecurity says…

  Technology

  February 04, 2011
• Hackers can use SMS messages to attack cell phones

  Technology Review reports on research that shows how hackers can disable your mobile devices.

  Technology

  January 07, 2011
• Three characteristics of hackers

  People\'s Daily has a helpful checklist.

  Federal Drive

  December 01, 2010
• More hackers expected to target Facebook

  Facebook\'s revamped Messages will be a very attractive target for spammers, scammers and malware makers, according to security experts.

  Federal Drive

  November 17, 2010
• China hijacks 15% of internet, inluding military data

  China hijacked fifteen percent of Internet traffic across the globe. Nobody noticed, except for some cybersecurity experts. They may have also had access to data from U.S. military, civilian organizations and those of other U.S. allies.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• More than 100 nabbed in global bank hack

  More than 100 people have been arrested or charged in the U.S. and the U.K. as part of an alleged global cyber-crime ring, The Wall Street Journal reports.

  Technology

  October 01, 2010
• More spam on Twitter, Facebook

  Twitter and Facebook users beware: Spam is on the rise. Hackers and spammers are looking for security holes in the social networking sites, USA Today reports.

  Technology

  September 28, 2010
• How hacks on Dept. of Treasury sites were detected

  Roger Thompson of AVG explains how he and others at the company were able to figure out that certain sites of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing were under attack.

  Technology

  May 06, 2010
• GSM phones vulnerable to hacking

  IDG says hackers can eavesdrop on GSM phone conversations

  Federal Drive

  December 29, 2009