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The number of botnets and of computers controlled by them in China has fallen in recent years, though the country remains a top host for the networks of compromised computers, according to the government and independent researchers.
(AP:SEOUL, South Korea) South Korea said Friday it had identified and blocked five IP addresses used to distribute computer viruses that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea.
by Tony Pugh WASHINGTON - After years of funding shortfalls, legal aid societies across the country are being overwhelmed by growing numbers of poor and unemployed Americans who face eviction, foreclosure, bankruptcy and other legal problems tied to the recession. The crush of new clients comes as the cash-strapped agencies cut staff and services. read more
Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort.
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea blocked five Internet addresses to help end the cyber attacks that sought to cripple dozens of Web sites in the nation and the U.S. in the past week.
We should not see greater defenses as our only option to protect ourselves.
Cyber attacks will enter a new phase and targeting personal computers and wiping out hard drives in the coming days a South Korean government agency has warned.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities are trying to figure out who's behind cyber attacks that began over the Fourth of July weekend, causing a wave of Web site outages in America and South Korea.
A report from security firm Symantec Corp. said the botnet that perpetrated the recent distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) attacks on several key U.S. and South Korean government, financial and media Web sites used around 50,000 zombie computers.
U.S. authorities are trying to figure out who's behind cyber attacks that began over the Fourth of July weekend, causing a wave of Web site outages in America and South...
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