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China Implicated in Email Attacks |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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China is the number-one source of email-borne targeted attacks of the sort Google and at least 30 other companies are believed to have suffered, according to the latest monthly MessageLabs Intelligence report from Symantec Hosted Services. The firm analyzed the email headers of suspect messages intercepted last month to identify the true IP address of the senders, and found that around 28 percent of targeted attacks originated in China. The emails described by Symantec Hosted Services are targeted in ow numbers at key figures in an organisation, and contain legitimate-looking but malicious attachments. They are similar to those understood to have been used by Chinese hackers to infiltrate Google’s systems. |
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Hackers Hit Where They Live |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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The countries of hackers originating malware-laced spam runs have been exposed by new research, which confirms they are often located thousands of miles away from the compromised systems they use to send out junk mail. A third of targeted malware attacks sent so far in March came from the United States (36.6 percent), based on mail server location. However, after the sender’s actual location is analyzed, more targeted attacks actually began in China (28.2 percent) and Romania (21.1 percent) than the US (13.8 percent), according to the March 2010 edition of the monthly MessageLabs security report. The MessageLabs intelligence senior analyst, explained the discrepancy: "A large proportion of targeted attacks are sent from legitimate webmail accounts which are located in the US and therefore, the IP address of the sending mail server is not a useful indicator of the true origin of the attack. |
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Runescape Creator Pursues Phishers |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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A British man has been arrested and cautioned for stealing accounts for online game Runescape. Jagex, creator of Runescape, said it was likely to be the first of several arrests as it tackled in-game fraud. Online game Runescape has more than 100 million active players and play revolves around collecting and spending virtual cash and loot. The company said it was working with U.K. police and the FBI to track down and catch those targeting Runescape. |
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China’s Great Firewall Spreads Overseas |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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A networking error has caused computers in Chile and the U.S. to come under the control of the Great Firewall of China, redirecting Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube users to Chinese servers. Security experts are not sure exactly how this happened, but it appears that at least one ISP recently began fetching high-level DNS (domain name server) information from what’s known as a root DNS server, based in China. That server, operated out of China by Swedish service provider Netnod, returned DNS information intended for Chinese users, effectively spreading China’s network censorship overseas. China tightly controls access to a number of Web sites, using technology known colloquially as the Great Firewall of China. |
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Cyberattacks Are Getting More Disruptive |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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Cyberattacks that seek to penetrate computer networks or disrupt online services are increasing significantly, according to a survey of public and private sector information security and technology professionals released on December 1. Infections from software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system were “easily the most prevalent” type of cyberattack in 2009, the Computer Security Institute survey found. More than 64 percent of 443 respondents said they were victims of malware attacks, compared to 50 percent in 2008. |
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