Home
Home

Directory
Directory

Articles
Internet News
Security News
Ecommerce News
Domain News

Site Tools
Site Speed Test
Keyword Research
Resolve Hostname
DNS Tools
Register Domains
Affiliate Programs
Open Source

Shopping Carts
Cart Reviews
SSL Certificates

Enter your email address to subscribe to our updates:

Delivered by FeedBurner


Venue Charts
Channel Traffic Rankings
OAI Stock Quotes and Charts
eBay's Worst Feedback

Forum
Forum Home
TulipTools News
Advertising
Blogging
Computer Hardware
Domain Names
Ecommerce
Financing
Int'l Trading
Graphics and HTML
Internet Access
Legal Issues
Internet Business
Auction Sites
Classified Ad Sites
Fixed Price Venues
Operating Systems
Programming
Search Engines
Internet Security
Software
Web Hosting
Webmaster Issues
Reviews
Announcements
Off Topic Discussion

Web Hosting
TulipHosting

Domain Names
TulipDomains

Web Stats
TulipStats

Forum Rules
Forum Rules
Privacy Policy

Site Map
Forum Sitemap
Sitemap Topics




Directory| Forums| Internet News|Cart Reviews| DNS Tools| Keyword Research| Site Speed Test| Security| | Domain Marketplace| Domain Blog
TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community
  • Home
  • Search
  • Member List
  • Calendar
Hello There, Guest! Login Register
TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community › Security › Internet Security › General Internet Security Discussion v
« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 10 Next »

CIA Says Cyberattacks Blacked Out Cities

  
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
CIA Says Cyberattacks Blacked Out Cities
01-19-2008, 10:01 AM,
Post: #1
mandy Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 9,932
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 6 in 5 posts
Joined: Feb 2011
Reputation: 0
CIA Says Cyberattacks Blacked Out Cities
Quote:The CIA on Friday admitted that cyberattacks have caused at least one power outage affecting multiple cities outside the United States.

Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, said that CIA senior analyst Tom Donahue confirmed that online attackers had caused at least one blackout...

Paller said that Donahue presented him with a written statement that read, "We have information, from multiple regions outside the United States, of cyber intrusions into utilities, followed by extortion demands. We suspect, but cannot confirm, that some of these attackers had the benefit of inside knowledge. We have information that cyberattacks have been used to disrupt power equipment in several regions outside the United States. In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks or why, but all involved intrusions through the Internet." ...

full article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/show...=205901631
Like Post Reply
[+]
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »




Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Government sponsored cyberattacks on the rise Kristijntje 0 1,676 12-02-2007, 01:53 PM
Last Post: Kristijntje
  Lost Laptop Dept: FBI says 160 of its laptops were lost or stolen mandy 0 1,814 02-13-2007, 01:07 PM
Last Post: mandy
  Counterfeit CashierÂ’s Check Scams: Is the Consumer Out of Luck? regic 0 1,740 12-12-2006, 05:15 PM
Last Post: regic
  Interview with an Idiot who says Identity Theft is an Addiction ROTFLMFAO mandy 9 4,602 07-07-2006, 08:12 AM
Last Post: misteroriginal
  US Dept. of Justice Says Identity Theft touches Millions in US mandy 0 1,975 04-04-2006, 08:12 AM
Last Post: mandy
  FTC Says Internet-related ID Theft Reports Down, Losses Up mandy 0 1,782 01-26-2006, 11:01 AM
Last Post: mandy
  Online fraud risk for etailers spreading beyond major cities mandy 0 1,809 01-20-2006, 10:20 AM
Last Post: mandy

  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)
  • Contact Us
  • TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community
  • Return to Top
  • Lite (Archive) Mode
  • RSS Syndication
  • Help
Current time: 07-01-2022, 04:20 AM Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2022 MyBB Group. Theme created by Justin S.
powered by Apache

powered by Linuxpowered by CentOS

Copyright 2000-2013 TulipTools.com. All rights reserved.