Russian Hackers Attack Websites for a Fee

(NEWSER) - The Georgian blogger who was taken offline in the cyberattack that shut down Twitter on Thursday believes Moscow is the culprit, he tells the Guardian. The economics professor, who goes by the online name Cyxymu, says he believes Russian authorities targeted him with the denial-of-service attack because of his persistent criticism of the country's conduct in its war over the disputed South Ossetia region. More»

(NEWSER) - North Korean hackers have been fingered for the July 4 cyberattack that took down the websites of the Treasury, Secret Service, and other US government agencies, reports the AP. Another cyberattack hit sites in South Korea, including the president's website, and intelligence officials there said today that the North was behind both of the unusually lengthy attacks. Some sites were down as long as three days. More»

Experts suggest switching browsers until Microsoft issues emergency patch

(NEWSER) - A security flaw in Internet Explorer has so alarmed web experts that they are advising people to switch browsers until the problem is fixed, reports the BBC. Microsoft is preparing an emergency software patch to fix the flaw, which has allowed hackers to seize control of individual computers and steal passwords. More»

Experts from all over studying how to soup up digital security

(NEWSER) - In the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York Times. More»

NATO geeks dispatched after barrage cripples e-government

(NEWSER) - Estonia is under cyberattack after removing a Soviet war memorial from its capital, reports the Guardian. A barrage of mysterious spam assaults crippling government ministries, banks, corporations, political parties and news organizations has prompted NATO to deploy counter-cyberterrorism experts to the Baltic state, as officials cast a suspicious eye at Russia. More»