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Cyberattack! Manipulation and Subversion of Financial Markets!

2008-01-08 11:55:09 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...cyberattacks are upon us Notice how a direct competitor to E*Trade Bank , Citigroup , used the power of cyberspace, rumors and (mis)information to manipulate the market price of E*Trade ( ETFC ). This might have not been such an eyebrow raising event if the rumor (cyberattack) was by a disinterested third party. The attack wasby a direct...
 
Tags: etrade, etrade financial, etrade bank, etrade financialis, etrade stocks, cyberattack, etrade bankruptcy risk, market, free market
 
 
 
 
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Head of Air Force Cyber Command discusses new role, cyberattack defenses

2008-01-23 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
As the head of its new "Cyber Command," Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Elder is seeking to bolster the military's ability to take on a cyberattack. In this interview with Network World, he discusses how the Air Force is doing it
 
Tags: air force, cyber command, head, discusses, network world, robert elder, cyberattack, bolster, military
 
 
 
 
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CNN cyberattack called off

2008-04-19 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
A planned cyberattack against CNN's Web site fizzled out Saturday as the group backing the event called it off
 
Tags: cnn, cyberattack, web site, saturday, event
 
 
 
 
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Cyberattack Against Georgia Preceded Real Attack

2008-08-18 13:11:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...cyberattack is not known. The Georgian government blamed Russia for the attacks, but the Russian government said it was not involved. In the end, Georgia, with a population of just 4.6 million and a relative latecomer to the Internet, saw little effect beyond inaccessibility to many of its government Web sites, which limited the government's...
 
Tags: georgia, indirect russian action, russian, georgian government, government, russian troops, spread, georgia spread, government web sites
 
 
 
 
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With trials beginning, another Estonia cyberattack

2008-01-16 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
With the trial starting for four ethnic Russians charged in connection with rioting last year, the Estonian news site Delfi.ee has weathered a two-week-long denial of service attack We Love Virtual Appliances Advertisement SpamTitan for VMware 99% Spam Detection, Kaspersky AV, Anti Phishing,30 Free Evaluation,Download Now
 
Tags: love virtual appliances, free evaluation, service attack, spam detection, ethnic russians, two-week-long denial, anti, vmware, advertisement
 
 
 
 
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Group defines cyberattack prevention rules for nation's power grid

2008-01-17 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C., today approved eight Critical Infrastructure Protection standards for the physical- and cybersecurity of the electric-power grid, in spite of concerns from industry about the expense of replacing older equipment that can't be patched
 
Tags: electric-power grid, expense, industry, washington, physical-, cybersecurity, concerns, equipment, spite
 
 
 
 
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Student fined for attack against Estonian Web site

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3c6dc in Network World on Security
 
A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites and soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday
 
Tags: 20-year-old estonian student, estonian web sites, government official, fined, russia, country, relationship, thursday, cyberattack
 
 
 
 
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"First Ever CyberWar" Cost $1,642? Bua-ha-ha!

2008-01-25 16:01:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Remember "Estonian DoS", the "first cyber-war ever" (gasp A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites and soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday. [...] Galushkevich must pay $1,642 So, will the scaremongers please shut up About...
 
Tags: 20-year-old estonian student, estonian web sites, government official, estonian dos, russia, country, org, relationship, cyber-war
 
 
 
 
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Washington Ignores Cyberattack Threats, Putting Us All at Peril

2008-02-26 04:00:00 by Joshua Davis in Wired Security
 
S.O.S. When a massive freighter packed with a $103 million cargo tilts onto its side in the North Pacific, a team of deep-sea cowboys gets the call. Inside the epic struggle to save the Cougar Ace
 
Tags: million cargo tilts, cougar ace, massive freighter, epic struggle, deep-sea cowboys, north pacific, save, call, inside