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• Chinese hackers back off from CNN attack

  Late last week, leaders of a group of Chinese hackers called off a planned denial of service attack on CNN.com, after it was reported on the same day that the attack would occur over the weekend, in protest at "anti-Chinese" media across the Western world.

• Accused port hacker says log files were 'edited'

  A teenager accused of launching an attack on one of the US's biggest ports has claimed flaws in Windows allowed the real attacker to frame him.

• Hacking suspect takes the stand

  Appearing before the court for the first time, a teenager accused of launching an Internet attack argued he had been framed.

• Hacker motto: Know your enemy

  Pitting security guru David Dittrich against "Mixter," the creator of a tool that can cripple Web sites, proves one thing in particular: Knowing your enemy gives you the advantage.

• Storm worm botnet threatens national security?

  In just eight months the Storm worm has infected more than 20 million computers and built a zombie army -- or botnet -- capable of launching DDoS attacks that could be used against any organisation or even damage critical infrastructure, according to security experts.

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