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“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. 0 3221
China blames U.S for military and defence site attacks
In a move to counter recent reports claiming that a special unit in the Chinese Army is behind repeated cyber …
Gartner: Application-based DDoS attacks on the rise
According to a new report from Gartner, hackers are adapting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and combining these with …
India, UK sign security deal
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has used this week’s trade trip to India to sign a cyber security deal …
Apple infected by Java-based malware
Apple on Tuesday said that some computers belonging to its employees had been targeted by hackers originating from China – …
Flash Player vulnerabilities trigger emergency update
Adobe updated Flash Player on Thursday in order to patch a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers have reportedly been …
Oracle releases Java SE update ahead of schedule
Oracle on Friday released a critical patch update for Java SE, coming through ahead of schedule to stave off an …
New IBM security tool can catch insider threats
IBM has rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email — to help customers …
US government under threat following Anonymous attack
Hackers working under the name of the Anonymous hacktivist collective hit a U.S. government website on Saturday, replacing its home …
Losing the battle
Security shot up the priority list of not just CIOs but also higher management in 2012 as the world witnessed …