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  • Chinese hackers declare war over

    Honkers, a group of Chinese hackers, has called a truce to the US-China 'cyberwar' after boasting they'd defaced 1,000 Web sites.

  • Setbacks in search for worm author

    Security experts are hunting for clues that might finger the person who wrote the SQL Slammer worm that hammered the Internet this past weekend. Yet chances are, the attacker will escape, investigators said.

  • First strike: Chinese hackers hit US sites

    Chinese crackers have apparently got an early start on what the US government and security companies are predicting will be a wave of attacks against Amercian Web sites this week.

  • China official: Code Red not made in China

    A Chinese computer virus expert says the fast-spreading "Code Red" Internet worm was not made in China, despite Web site defacings that said "Hacked by Chinese."

  • Turkish hackers target Australian Web sites

    Many of the cybervandalism attacks reported in Australia appear to stem from individuals or groups based in Turkey, a report has found.

Features and Case Studies (2)

  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • How Estonia's attacks shook the world

    The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.

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