Cyberfight puts a drag on the Internet

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Cyberfight puts a drag on the Internet

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March 27, 2013

CNET Security Center

A fight between a spam-fighting group called Spamhaus and a Dutch Web host Cyberbunker has been called the biggest public DDoS battle in history.

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Wells Fargo site hit by denial-of-service attack

The bank's Web site was the victim of a cyberattack yesterday, though the company says its physical branches and ATMs weren't affected.

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Outdated Java weak spots are widespread, Websense says

Researchers say the latest version of Java is only in use by a dismal 5 percent of users, and many versions are months or years out of date -- just begging to be exploited.

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Top Chinese university linked to alleged military cybercrime unit

Reuters has turned up a research connection between Shanghai Jiaotong University and the People's Liberation Army unit suspected of participation in cyberattacks on the West.

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Apple ID security issue fixed, password page back online

The page was taken down yesterday, after reports of an exploit that could let hackers with a user's e-mail address and birth date change the user's Apple ID password. The company has fixed the issue.

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