IMF says it is investigating cyber attack June 13, 2011 THE IMF was last night investigating the cyber attack that may have accessed a wealth of sensitive documents and emails. Industry sources say a foreign government is the most likely origin of the attack, although no country or organisation has been named. An IMF spokesman confirmed the attack has taken place and said the organisation [...]
Senator calls for SEC hack probe February 8, 2011 A key lawmaker called on US securities regulators to work with criminal authorities to crack down on hackers following reports that cyber attackers have repeatedly tried to break into trading systems run by Nasdaq OMX Group. Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey and a member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter [...]
Google bans Windows over security fears June 1, 2010 GOOGLE is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft’s Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident. The decision to move to other operating systems including Apple’s Mac OS and open-source Linux began in January after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked. Internet security firm McAfee said the cyber attacks on Google [...]