Computerworld Security: January 14, 2010
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Alleged China attacks could test U.S. cybersecurity policy
The attacks on Google and more than 30 other Silicon Valley companies by agents
allegedly working for China raises a question: How should the U.S. government
respond?
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Hackers used rigged PDFs to hit Google — and Adobe, says researcher
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2. FBI warns of bogus Haiti online donation scams
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3. Law firm in Green Dam suit targeted with cyber-attack
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4. DDoS Attacks Are Back (and Bigger Than Before)
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Hackers used rigged PDFs to hit Google — and Adobe, says researcher
Adobe today confirmed that the cyberattack that hit its corporate network
earlier this month was connected to the large-scale attacks Google cited
yesterday as one reason it might abandon China.
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FBI warns of bogus Haiti online donation scams
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is advising people to be careful when
evaluating donation programs related to the earthquake in Haiti as one security
firm is already seeing scam e-mails circulate.
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Law firm in Green Dam suit targeted with cyber-attack
The law firm representing a U.S. company involved in a legal dispute over
China's Green Dam censorship software says it was targeted with a sophisticated
online attack this week, similar to the one reported by Google Tuesday.
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DDoS Attacks Are Back (and Bigger Than Before)
DDoS attacks are back in the headlines. Thanks to the rapid proliferation of
botnets, the threat may be bigger than the bad guys had even planned.
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