Tag Archive for: hackers

Pentagon issues public warning on China’s use of civilian hackers to launch cyber attacks – Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is warning about the Chinese military’s use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks repeatedly aimed at American companies and government agencies. The Pentagon says the …
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Gmail Hijacked By Hackers In China, Directing Users To Phishing Site – ebrandz.com

China — What has been described as a sophisticated act of malice, Internet users in China are facing a phishing attack — Google’s Gmail service in China has been hijacked by hackers, which is redirecting users of the …
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When hackers attack: Five famous computer viruses – Metro.co.uk

This virus was written in 1971 – before the concept of a computer virus even existed – by Bob Thomas, and is widely credited as the first example of a self-replicating computer virus (though not the first MS-DOS virus …
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Phishing Kit Steals from Hackers Who Use It – Softpedia

Security researchers from data protection solutions vendor Imperva have uncovered a new phishing kit, which secretly sends the data stolen by phishers who use it, back to its creator. The tool is able to …
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