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News (24)

• Alleged US hackers charged

  Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.

• Georgian president suffers cyberattack

  The website of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

• Lithuanian websites hacked by Russians?

  Last weekend, several hundred Lithuanian websites were defaced with pro-Soviet and anti-Lithuanian slogans, according to The New York Times.

• What really happened in Estonia's cyberwar?

  One year ago, the Estonian government moved a war memorial honouring Russian-Estonians who died fighting the Nazis, a move that may have triggered what some believe is the first instance of a sustained, international cyberwar.

• Estonia to host NATO cyber-defence training centre

  A NATO cyber-defence centre of excellence has been formally established to carry out research and training in how to combat cyberwarfare.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• 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.

• For F-Secure, it's all about the safety net

  Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.

• The threat of Browser Helper Objects

  A feature in Internet Explorer allows attackers to hijack secure financial transactions from unsuspecting users. Australian banks targeted include ANZ, National, and Westpac. How can you protect yourself?

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