A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
LA Times: Hackers Hit State Offices’ Web Sites 01-May-01 06:41:35 ET
Story Highlights:“Hackers vandalized Web sites Monday operated by the California Energy Commission and Secretary of State Bill Jones, posting anti-American statements on the sites and in one case a picture of a Chinese flag…”
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“The incidents occurred two days after two Web sites operated by federal agencies were taken over by hackers…”
E-Commerce Times: Open Web for the World Wide Thief 01-May-01 12:28:31 ET
Story Highlights:“The Internet was supposed to allow us to have a world without borders…”
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“Unfortunately, the borderless nature of the World Wide Web — arguably the attribute that makes it so attractive to electronic commerce — has become one of the most dangerous things about it…”
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Computer User: Chinese Hacktivist Threat Continues to Build 01-May-01 03:09:10 ET
Story Highlights:“Ongoing research compiled over the weekend suggests that Chinese threats of a hacker attack on U.S. Web sites is continuing to build, says Vigilinx, the risk assessment service company…”
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“Vigilinx’ comments come as Attrition.org, a hacker monitoring site, has reported that the UPI Web site was defaced overnight, apparently by Chinese hackers…”
Ananova: Opening Salvoes Fired in US-China Hacking War 01-May-01 05:42:52 ET
Story Highlights:“Duelling between hackers in the US and China has stepped up with dozens of websites hit in the last 24 hours….”
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“The White House website was among 14 US sites defaced or hit with e-mail ‘bombs’…”
BBC: US and Chinese Hackers Trade Blows 01-May-01 07:56:05 ET
Story Highlights:“As Chinese and US diplomats work to re-establish normal relations in the wake of the spy plane row, hackers in both countries are continuing the conflict in cyberspace…”
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“Responding to a wave of attacks by US hackers, a group of Chinese hackers are embarking on a campaign to deface as many American websites as possible…”
The Register: $1M Hacking Contest Planned 01-May-01 12:18:01 ET
Story Highlights:“A Canadian start-up firm is planning a hacking competition that will offer a prize of a cool $1 million to anyone who can crack its security product…”
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“Saafnet believes its forthcoming AlphaShield 2000 technology provides immunity from cyberattack for home users and small business with always on broadband connections…”
BBC News: BBC Website Hacked 01-May-01 12:34:26 ET
Story Highlights:“Hackers have broken into a BBC internal communications network and posted a web page in support of Kashmiri independence…”
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“A server at BBC Monitoring was hacked into on 30 April and a notice from the ‘Silverlords for the freedom of Kashmir’ placed on the website…”
ZDNET UK: News roundup: How real is the May Day hack threat? 01-May-01 06:07:39 ET
Story Highlights:“The threat of hacking attacks to accompany this year’s May Day protests has been played down by both police and activists, after warnings prior to previous anti-capitalist demonstrations proved to be largely unfounded…”
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“The UK’s National High Tech Crime Unit has said it is not planning any action to protect firms from possible hacking attacks…”
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