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Thu, 28 Jan 10
S.Korea heightens alert against cyberattacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/SKorea_heightens_alert_against_cyberattacks_999.html
Seoul (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 - South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday it had issued an alert against cyberattacks aimed at stealing data from government networks.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Gates weighs in on Google-China spat
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Gates_weighs_in_on_Google-China_spat_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 26, 2010 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and Web giant Google over cyberattacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the Internet were "fortunately ...very limited."

Thu, 28 Jan 10
China denies state role in Google cyberattacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_denies_state_role_in_Google_cyberattacks_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010 - China on Monday denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and accused the United States of "double standards" as a row with Washington over Internet freedom intensified.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
China says not involved in cyberattacks on Google
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_says_not_involved_in_cyberattacks_on_Google_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010 - China on Monday denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and defended Internet censorship as necessary, as a row with Washington over the US firm's threat to leave the country rumbled on.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
China hits back at US Internet criticism
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_hits_back_at_US_Internet_criticism_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2010 - China on Friday rejected criticism of its Internet censorship by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying it harmed relations, as a row over Google's threat to leave the Chinese market escalated.

Thu, 28 Jan 10
Obama wants 'answers' from China over Google cyberattacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Obama_wants_answers_from_China_over_Google_cyberattacks_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2010 - US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyberattacks on Internet titan Google and wants answers from China, the White House said Friday.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Australia recruits cybersecurity experts
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Australia_recruits_cybersecurity_experts_999.html
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 - The Ministry of Defense will recruit 130 cybersecurity experts within five years on top of the 51 who work at its new operations center.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Clinton calls for Chinese probe into Google cyberattacks
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Clinton_calls_for_Chinese_probe_into_Google_cyberattacks_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2010 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China on Thursday to investigate cyberattacks on Google and other US companies and called on US technology firms not to support Internet censorship.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Google conscience hits Chinese communism
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Google_conscience_hits_Chinese_communism_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 - Google-style capitalism with a conscience is butting heads with China's brand of communism.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
China's Baidu sues US web firm over hacker attack
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Chinas_Baidu_sues_US_web_firm_over_hacker_attack_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 - China's top Internet search engine Baidu said Wednesday it had sued a US web firm after its site was hacked, a new salvo in a growing spat after Google's threat to quit the country because of cyberattacks.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Beijing denies China hackers attacked Indian govt
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Beijing_denies_China_hackers_attacked_Indian_govt_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 - China on Tuesday rejected reports that Indian government computers had been attacked by Chinese hackers as "groundless", one week after US Internet giant Google made a similar accusation.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
US plans more talks with China on Google row: diplomat
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_plans_more_talks_with_China_on_Google_row_diplomat_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 - The US and Chinese governments have had "multiple meetings" about a row between Google and China over Internet freedom, and plan to have more in the next few days, a senior US diplomat said Tuesday.

Mon, 25 Jan 10
Google attacks put spotlight on global cyber espionage
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Google_attacks_put_spotlight_on_global_cyber_espionage_999.html
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2010 - Cyberattacks on Google and other firms are part of a shadowy campaign in cyberspace being waged by China and other nations which goes largely undetected, according to Web security experts and analysts.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
China defends web censorship after Google threat
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_defends_web_censorship_after_Google_threat_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2010 - China declared its Internet "open" Thursday but defended censorship that has prompted web giant Google to threaten to pull out of the country, adding a potential new irritant in China-US relations.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
China urges US to respect its 'core interests': Xinhua
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/China_urges_US_to_respect_its_core_interests_Xinhua_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 - China's parliamentary leader Wu Bangguo has called on the United States to respect its "core interests" in talks with US senators, following Google's threat to leave the country, state media reported.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Google case throws spotlight on cyber-attackers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Google_case_throws_spotlight_on_cyber-attackers_999.html
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 - While the average hacker might once have been a mischievous teenager or cybercrook, today's Internet attackers are increasingly likely to be state-sponsored or fighting for political goals, experts said.

Fri, 15 Jan 10
Internet gives Chinese a platform but regime wary: experts
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Internet_gives_Chinese_a_platform_but_regime_wary_experts_999.html
Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 - The Internet has given hundreds of millions of Chinese an outlet for free expression, but Beijing's unrelenting surveillance only highlights state fears about the power of the web, observers say.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Commentary: Billion-dollar boondoggle
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Commentary_Billion-dollar_boondoggle_999.html
Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 - The Jordanian "triple" agent bomber whose suicide killed seven CIA agents in Afghanistan Dec. 30 was a physician and self-avowed jihadist whose virulent anti-Americanism was well-known in the capital city of Amman. Homam Khalil Abu Mallal al-Balawi, 33, "moderated" a Yemen-based, radical Islamic forum (Hisbah.net) on which he said his "ultimate dream in life is to die a martyr" in the jihad, or holy war, against the United States and Israel. On Sept. 26, 2009, he vowed to avenge the killing of innocent women and children in Gaza.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
Google may quit China over cyberattacks on rights activists
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Google_may_quit_China_over_cyberattacks_on_rights_activists_999.html
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 12, 2010 - Google threatened Tuesday to shut down its operations in China after uncovering what it said were "highly sophisticated" cyberattacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists.

Thu, 14 Jan 10
S.Korea to launch cyber warfare command next week
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/S.Korea_to_launch_cyber_warfare_command_next_week_999.html
Seoul (AFP) Jan 8, 2010 - South Korea will launch a cyber warfare command centre next week to fend off attacks on government and military IT networks from North Korea and other countries, officials said Friday.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Commentary: Unholy war in cyberspace
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Commentary_Unholy_war_in_cyberspace_999.html
Washington (UPI) Dec 29, 2009 - For America's 16 intelligence agencies, employing some 100,000 spies and analysts with a budget of $50 billion, it is almost mission impossible to figure out what terrorists and would-be terrorists are up to in cyberspace.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Moving Video To Captcha Robot Hackers
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Moving_Video_To_Captcha_Robot_Hackers_999.html
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Jan 04, 2010 - We see the popular "captcha" security mechanism often - wavy letters websites ask us to type into a box. It's used by web pages and newsletter sign-up forms to prevent computer robots from hacking into servers and databases. But these codes, which are becoming increasingly complicated for an average person to use, are not immune to security holes.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
Industry wants cybersecurity fast-tracked
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Industry_wants_cybersecurity_fast-tracked_999.html
Washington (UPI) Dec 30, 2009 - The Obama administration is under increasing pressure from the security industry after the delays experienced in the appointment of Howard Schmidt as the president's cybersecurity coordinator.

Wed, 6 Jan 10
English subtitles missing in Hong Kong's 'Avatar'
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/English_subtitles_missing_in_Hong_Kongs_Avatar_999.html
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 27, 2009 - It may boast ground-breaking 3D effects, but English-speaking viewers of "Avatar" have been left in the dark by the film's alien dialogue after Hong Kong cinemas offered only a Chinese translation.