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BBC claims it was the target of Iranian cyber attack

Iranian hackers target news organization

Mar 15 2012, 3:30pm CDT | by

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BBC claims it was the target of Iranian cyber attack
 
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BBC News has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack believed to be perpetrated by Iran. According to the director general Mark Thompson, Internet attack was conducted at the same...

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Washington Monthly Web Editor Unleashes Torrent of Profanity on Supposed Hacker

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Over the weekend Washington Monthly Web Editor Ryan Cooper came a little unglued (this is putting it mildly) when he discovered late Saturday night that the magazine had been compromised. Or at least that’s what he thought. God ...
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Spanish police arrest alleged Spamhaus hacker

Source: ITPro

The alleged mastermind behind the DDoS attack on anti-spam non-profit organisation Spamhaus has been arrested in the Catalan town of Granollers, approximately 35km (21.7 miles) north of Barcelona. Sven Olaf ...
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Online Couponing Classes Offered by Jessica Hacker to Save Hundreds of Dollars

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Microsoft Office security flaw hits thousands in latest hacker attack

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A detection-avoiding advanced persistent threat (APT) has been found targeting a flaw in Microsoft Office to infect thousands of machines across over 100 countries. Security firm Trend Micro uncovered a campaign, codenamed SafeNet ...
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China's PLA Hackers Pick Up Where They Left Off

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In the weeks following this report’s release, cyber activity from Unit 61398 had been slow, even though the Chinese government denied any participation in the attacks on hundreds of companies. Yesterday, the New York Times rel ...
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BBC claims it was the target of Iranian cyber attack

BBC News has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack believed to be perpetrated by Iran. According to the director general Mark Thompson, Internet attack was conducted at the same time efforts to jam satellites feeds going into Iran were conducted. The same day of the attack, he says that automated phone calls attempted to jam the BBC Persia phone lines in London.

The attack succeeded in making some parts of the BBC unable to access e-mail and other Internet services on March 1. There are some indications that the attack and the inability to access e-mail and Internet could've been the result of a distributed DOS attack.

 

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