Crime ring instigates cyber attack against rival websites

Crime ring instigates cyber attack against rival websites

Crime ring instigates cyber attack against rival websites

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InfoSec News: Crime ring instigates cyber attack against rival websites: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/01/113_79384.html
By Kim Rahn The Korea Times 01-09-2011
A group of gangsters have been caught hiring hackers to make “cyber attacks” to shut down rival gambling websites, the first of its kind here. [...]

IT used in majority of crimes committed

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InfoSec News: IT used in majority of crimes committed: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/it-used-in-majority-of-crimes-committed-1.743128
By Dina Aboul Hosn Staff Reporter Gulf News January 9, 2011
Sharjah: Crimes, in which information technology is used, are accountable for about 70 per cent of all crimes according to a recent [...]

Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off'

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InfoSec News: Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off': http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109168.htm
ABC News Jan 9, 2011
Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been breached by an employee or dealer who has shared the access password, revealing the personal details of millions of customers. [...]

China's $90bn ups cyberwar stakes

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InfoSec News: China's $90bn ups cyberwar stakes: http://www.zdnet.com.au/china-s-90bn-ups-cyberwar-stakes-339308397.htm
By Darren Pauli ZDNet.com.au January 10th, 2011
Last year, Northrup Grumman released a report warning that China had a mighty cyber arsenal which it could use in a possible future cyber conflict. [...]

France probes China link in Renault spying case

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InfoSec News: France probes China link in Renault spying case: http://www.smh.com.au/world/france-probes-china-link-in-renault-spying-case-20110109-19jyi.html
By Henry Samuel The Sydney Morning Herald January 10, 2011
PARIS: The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has ordered his country's intelligence service to investigate whether China is behind suspected industrial espionage at Renault.
While no judicial inquiry has been opened, a source at the Elysee Palace said the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence was ''investigating a Chinese link'' after the car maker suspended three senior executives for ''very serious faults''. The potential connection to China has emerged as a vice-premier, Li Keqiang, begins a European tour.
The three Renault executives, one of whom is on the company's management committee, were removed after an investigation into the leaking of secrets about the company's electric vehicle program. Renault has said industrial espionage poses a serious threat to its ''strategic assets''. Advertisement: Story continues below
The Industry Minister, Eric Besson, said France was facing ''economic war'' over the case of Renault, which is 15 per cent government-owned. A presidential source said the government had warned of an ''overall risk'' to French industry.
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Obama to hand Commerce Dept. authority over cybersecurity ID

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InfoSec News: Obama to hand Commerce Dept. authority over cybersecurity ID: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20027800-281.html
By Declan McCullagh Privacy, Inc CNet News January 7, 2011
STANFORD, Calif. -- President Obama is planning to hand the U.S. Commerce Department authority over a forthcoming cybersecurity effort to [...]

Celebrities prepare legal cases against Met over phone-hacking

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InfoSec News: Celebrities prepare legal cases against Met over phone-hacking: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/celebrities-prepare-legal-cases-against-met-over-phonehacking-2180280.html
By Robert Verkaik Law Editor The Independent 10 January 2011
Stars of screen, stage and sport are preparing court action against the [...]

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