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Japan seeking US assistance to obtain counter cyber attack capability

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 11:31

Japan is reportedly seeking to curb the increased cyberattacks on the nation`s government systems and in a bid to have the ability to counter the attacks by a foreign nation, it is mulling over plans to cooperate with the US that has the most sophisticated counterattack technology.

Japan seeking US assistance to obtain counter cyberattack capability

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 11:27

A source said that the ability would include being able to attack a server in self-defense if government computer systems were attacked.

Group charged in PayPal cyber attack pleads guilty

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:48

A group of 13 defendants who had been charged in a cyber attack on PayPal`s website pleaded guilty and admitted to the December 2010 attack over PayPal`s suspension of WikiLeaks accounts.

JPMorgan warns 465,000 card users on data loss after cyber attack

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:51

The cards were issued for corporations to pay employees and for government agencies to issue tax refunds, unemployment compensation and other benefits.

US-funded radio says it faces cyber attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 20:56

US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says its news services have been disrupted a cyber-attack.

`Virus epidemic` reaches space, infects ISS computers

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 11:33

International Space Station`s computers have been attacked by `virus epidemic` after Russian cosmonauts carried USB storage devices infected with malware onboard.

China rebuts US` accusation of cyber attacks

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 09:35

While rubbishing the US accusation that the Chinese military was carrying out cyber attacks, the Chinese government Thursday urged the US to deal with its own spying scandal.

Experts warn of risk to cloud storage amidst growing cyber threat

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 22:22

With more businesses storing their crucial data on virtual spaces, security experts have reportedly warned that with lack of security measures, the cloud data is as prone to cyber attack risk as any other data.

Researchers warn of `hit-and-run` cyber attackers

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 12:57

Security researchers said Wednesday they uncovered a "cyber mercenary" team which specializes in attacks on targets in Japan and South Korea, and warned of more operations of that nature.

Syria, aided by Iran, could strike back at US in cyberspace

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 12:25

If the United States attacks Syria, it will be the first time it strikes a country that is capable of waging retaliatory cyberspace attacks on American targets.

Syria, aided by Iran, could strike back at US in c

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 12:25

If the United States attacks Syria, it will be the first time it strikes a country that is capable of waging retaliatory cyberspace attacks on American targets.

China hit by biggest cyber attack in history

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 18:53

The China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC) claimed that the attack struck at the country’s domain extension, the Washington Times reports.