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Why Japan’s search-and-destroy cyber weapon could be a very bad idea

04

Jan

2012

According to media reports, the Japanese Defense Ministry has awarded Fujitsu a contract to develop a computer virus. No, it’s supposedly not for attacking the computers of other countries. At least, not yet. But it is apparently intended to help Japan counter internet attacks which have recently stolen data on fighter jets and nuclear plants, […]

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Russian election ‘cyber attack’ brings down websites

05

Dec

2011

Could elections in Russia have resulted in internet attacks on websites claiming that the vote was being fixed? This weekend’s vote, which saw a slump in support for the United Russia party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev, has taken place against a backdrop of arrests, claims of election violations, and – […]

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Spam attack hits Facebook’s own Help Center

26

Nov

2011

The community forum on Facebook’s Help Center has become overrun by spammers, making the self-help support community effectively useless. The spam messages, which at the time of writing are claiming to offer ways to watch live streaming video of American football games, appear to have been posted by bogus or compromised Facebook accounts. Clicking on […]

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