It\'s long been accepted that almost nothing is beneath some British \"journalists\" as they hack into cell phones, dig through rubbish heaps, pose as utility workers or wheedle information out of celebrity relatives. But all that could be about to change.
Bots responsible for denial of service attacks on U.S. and Korean sites have instructions to wipe data but so far there have been no reports of that happening on compromised PCs, researchers say. Read this blog post by Elinor Mills on Security.
The cyberattacks that took down prominent U.S. and South Korean Web sites in the last week have apparently ended but the search for those responsible is only just beginning. North Korea has emerged as a likely culprit, especially among politicians, but was it really behind the attacks?
Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that targeted other sites such as Facebook MySpace. The malware, Koobface, is designed to spread itself by checking to see if person is logged into a social network. It will then post fraudulent messages on Twitter acct.
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets on Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South\'s spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North...