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First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Dutchman appears for 'biggest ever' cyberattack

The Hague (AFP) May 08, 2013 -A Dutchman arrested in Spain last month in connection with an unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, has been extradited to the Netherlands where he appeared before a judge on Wednesday, Dutch ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]

Entities: The Spamhaus Project, CyberBunker, DDoS Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack, Cyber Attack

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Reporters Sans Frontières

Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout

Damascus (AFP) May 08, 2013 -Syria's Internet appeared to have been restored on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day blackout, residents and state media said. State media blamed the blackout on a technical fault but activists and a watchdog accused ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]

Entities: Syria, Reporters Sans Frontières, Glass Fibre, Patrick Ventrell

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Akamai Technologies Inc

Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear

Washington (AFP) May 7, 2013 -Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not immediately clear, but a similar blackout happened last November. "Syria ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]

Entities: Syria, Dan Hubbard, Akamai Technologies Inc

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

United States Government

China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon

Washington (AFP) May 6, 2013 -China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, said a Pentagon report issued Monday. China kept up a steady campaign of hacking ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]

Entities: Cyber Espionage, China, United States Government, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Algerian sought for IT virus extradited to US

Washington (AFP) May 3, 2013 -An Algerian sought in connection with the "SpyEye" computer virus designed to steal financial and personal information was extradited by Thailand to the United States to face charges, officials said Friday. The US Justice ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 05 2013]

Entities: Extradition, SpyEye Trojan, Virus

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

US singles out Ukraine as key piracy center

Washington (AFP) May 1, 2013 -The United States singled out Ukraine on Wednesday as a major center of intellectual property theft, saying that the government itself has been behind the growth in piracy in the country. China meanwhile was cited especially ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 02 2013]

Entities: Piracy, Ukraine, Intellectual Property Rights, Watch List

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Cyberattacks on U.S., other banks seen to be mounting

Washington (UPI) Apr 30, 2013 -Cyberattacks on U.S. and other financial institutions are rising amid growing discontent among bank officials over perceived government inaction or inadequate countermeasures, analysts said. Increasingly seen in the criminal ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 02 2013]

Entities: Cyber Attack, Computer Hacking, Cybercrime, United States, CISPA

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Dutchman arrested in Spain for 'biggest ever' cyberattack

The Hague (AFP) April 27, 2013 -A Dutchman has been arrested in Spain in connection with last month's unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, the Dutch prosecution service said. The 35 year old identified only as S.K. was ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: The Spamhaus Project, CyberBunker, DDoS Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack, Cyber Attack

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

LulzSec hacker leader arrested in Australia

Sydney (AFP) April 24, 2013 -A self-proclaimed leader of the LulzSec international hacking group has been arrested in Australia, police said on Wednesday, after charging him with attacking and defacing a government website. The 24-year-old IT professional, ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: LulzSec, Australia, Australian Federal Police, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Reddit apologizes for Boston bombing 'witch hunts'

San Francisco (AFP) April 22, 2013 -Reddit on Monday apologized for being a rallying point for online witch hunts as amateur sleuths used the social news website to expose the people behind the bombing at the Boston Marathon. "Though started with noble ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Reddit, Witchcraft, Bombing

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

US journalist charged in hacking plot is sacked

San Francisco (AFP) April 22, 2013 -A US journalist charged with conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to break into and alter an online Los Angeles Times story said Monday he has been fired by Reuters. Matthew Keys, 26, sent out word via Twitter ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Computer Hacking, Tribune Company, Anonymous group

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

China, Romania key sources of hacking: report

Washington (AFP) April 23, 2013 -China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China's mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft, a new report said Tuesday. Verizon's 2013 Data Breach ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Romania, Computer Hacking, China

Quotes

"These shutdowns are hard to attribute to one side or the other, and technical groups are analyzing them. But the regime has a history of restricting the Internet in a range of ways to prevent the Syrian people from accessing and sharing information."

Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]

"The Dutch investigation into the DDoS attacks on Spamhaus is still going ahead full-steam, being led by police's Team High Tech Crime unit" the statement said

Dutchman appears for 'biggest ever' cyberattack [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]

"Obviously, something that can hold at risk large surface ships, including aircraft carriers, is something we pay attention to" Helvey said

China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]

"Syria is currently experiencing an internet blackout as of this afternoon" a State Department tweet said

Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]

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Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]
Dutchman appears for 'biggest ever' cyberattack [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013]
China's cyber spying targets US government: Pen... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]
Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013]
Algerian sought for IT virus extradited to US [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 05 2013]
Cyberattacks on U.S., other banks seen to be mo... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 02 2013]
US singles out Ukraine as key piracy center [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 02 2013]
LulzSec hacker leader arrested in Australia [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 28 2013]
Dutchman arrested in Spain for 'biggest ever' c... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 28 2013]
Military court ruling upholds secrecy in WikiLe... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]
Reddit apologizes for Boston bombing 'witch hunts' [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]
US journalist charged in hacking plot is sacked [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]
China, Romania key sources of hacking: report [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 24 2013]
Probe says North Korea behind cyber attack: Seoul [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 16 2013]
US must prove Manning knew leaks would aid Al-Q... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 16 2013]
Israel strikes back after cyberattack [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 16 2013]
China, US to work together on cybersecurity: Kerry [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 16 2013]
'Chinese hackers' deface Philippines news website [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 16 2013]
Hackers attack Israel, but damage 'minimal' [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 09 2013]
US lawmakers offer cybersecurity olive branch [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 09 2013]
Israel says mass cyber attack ongoing, damage n... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 09 2013]
Intelligent video market set to expand [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 04 2013]
Cyber-focused British command operational [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Apr 04 2013]
'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security ex... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 30 2013]
Papers link top China university to army 'hacki... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 27 2013]
Vietnam War whistleblower defends WikiLeaks 'hero' [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 27 2013]
S. Korea tracks cyber attack to China, North st... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 21 2013]
Taiwan sets up Internet shield to tackle China ... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 21 2013]
S. Korean TV networks, banks suffer suspect cyb... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 21 2013]
US urges China to probe, halt cyber spying [Published News About Cyber Warfare - Mar 20 2013]

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Syria Internet 'restored' after blackout [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013] Damascus (AFP) May 08, 2013 -Syria's Internet appeared to have been restored on Wednesday afternoon after a two-day blackout, residents and state media said. State media blamed the blackout on a technical fault but activists and a watchdog accused ...
Dutchman appears for 'biggest ever' cyberattack [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 13 2013] The Hague (AFP) May 08, 2013 -A Dutchman arrested in Spain last month in connection with an unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, has been extradited to the Netherlands where he appeared before a judge on Wednesday, Dutch ...
China's cyber spying targets US government: Pen... [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013] Washington (AFP) May 6, 2013 -China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, said a Pentagon report issued Monday. China kept up a steady campaign of hacking ...
Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 08 2013] Washington (AFP) May 7, 2013 -Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not immediately clear, but a similar blackout happened last November. "Syria ...
Algerian sought for IT virus extradited to US [Published News About Cyber Warfare - May 05 2013] Washington (AFP) May 3, 2013 -An Algerian sought in connection with the "SpyEye" computer virus designed to steal financial and personal information was extradited by Thailand to the United States to face charges, officials said Friday. The US Justice ...