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Hackers Assault Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:14:38 +0000

“Hackers attacked the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (ELAL), slowing down access after a pro-Palestinian computer group calling itself “Nightmare” warned of an imminent assault. “

(Source: Hackers Assault Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Bloomberg.)

IDF building elite hacker teams amid cyber threat

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:06:18 +0000

“The IDF is assembling elite teams of computer hackers to lead the nation’s cyber-warfare efforts.

The move comes amid concern over the growing threat to Israel’s civilian and military networks from Iran, senior officers said.”

(Source: IDF building elite hacker teams amid cyber thr… JPost – Defense.)

Japan developing cyber weapon report

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:45:56 +0000

“Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.”

Source: Japan developing cyber weapon report – Channel NewsAsia

Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:10:38 +0000

“Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.”

Source: Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks – Yahoo! News

Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:21:06 +0000

“Iran guided the CIA’s “lost” stealth drone to an intact landing inside hostile territory by exploiting a navigational weakness long-known to the US military, according to an Iranian engineer now working on the captured drone’s systems inside Iran.”

Source: Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com

Congress Authorizes Pentagon to Wage Internet War

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:37:59 +0000

“The House and Senate agreed to give the U.S. military the power to conduct ‘offensive’ strikes online — including clandestine attacks, via a little-noticed provision in the military’s 2012 funding bill.”

(Congress Authorizes Pentagon to Wage Internet War | Threat Level | Wired.com)

U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:49:32 +0000

“Russia and the United States are planning a regular exchange on “technical threats” that appear to come from computers in each other’s territories, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday, even as bilateral ties have come under growing strains.”

Source: U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation | Reuters

Drone was gathering intelligence when it went down in Iran, U.S. officials say

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:02:03 +0000

“The super-secret drone that Iran claims to have recovered was on a CIA “Focal Point” mission, gathering intelligence and likely crashed though it remains uncertain whether it was able to self-destruct, U.S. officials told National Journal on Tuesday.”

Source: Drone was gathering intelligence when it went down in Iran, U.S. officials say – Nextgov

U.S. virtual embassy blocked by Iran net censor

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:46:23 +0000

“Iranian authorities blocked a website on Wednesday hours after it was launched by the U.S. State Department to be a “virtual embassy” reaching out to people in the Islamic Republic.”

Source: U.S. virtual embassy blocked by Iran net censor | Reuters

Tremors from a euro collapse would be global, with U.S. recession likely

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:59:34 +0000

“To get a sense of how vulnerable the U.S. economy could be if the euro currency union cracks apart, start with the volume of U.S. exports to the euro zone — $153 billion in the first six months of the year. Add several hundred billion dollars in investments by U.S. banks in the euro zone and several trillion dollars’ worth of other financial contracts between the two economies.”

Source: Tremors from a euro collapse would be global, with U.S. recession likely – The Washington Post