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President sends condolences after terrorist attack

Serbian President Boris Tadić sent on Tuesday a telegram of condolence to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the wake of Monday’s terrorist attack in Moscow. “The citizens of Serbia and I are deeply distressed by the loss of such a large number of lives. Please receive our deepest sympathy with the families of the victims and the people of Russia at this difficult moment,” reads the message released by Tadić’s press service.

Beware of attack tool kits from malicious websites: Symantec

Symantec CorporationThe latest threat to internet users from hackers is tool kits from malicious websites that attack computers with software programmes, says global security solutions provider Symantec Corporation. Its global intelligence network has detected 240,000 attack tool kits across 200 countries. “Attack tool kits are software programmes that infect networked computers when unsuspecting users surf malicious [...]

Rajesh Talwar injured after attack outside court

arushi murder caseRajesh Talwar, father of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar, was Tuesday attacked outside a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court. Talwar could be seen holding his head in pain as blood flowed out. A sharp-edged cleaver was seen on the ground as television cameras caught details of the assault and security personnel grabbed a young [...]

35 dead in Moscow attack; Serbian injured

35 people died today at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport in a suicide bomber attack, Russian officials have confirmed. More than 130 people have been injured, among them a Serbian citizen.

Scores dead in terrorist attack in Moscow

At least 31 people died today at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport in a suicide bomber attack, the Russian Ministry of Health said. However, the cause of the blast could also have been a bomb hidden in the luggage, said some reports.

Trapster Notifies Millions After Breach

Trapster is telling registered users to change their passwords due to an attack. – Trapster.com, creator of a
popular mobile application that warns users about speed traps, notified
users this week that their passwords may have been exposed due to an
attack.
The company released few
details about the incident. In an e-mail, the company said it understood how
the attack occ…


Hungarian PM: Ready for left-wing attack

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban says he is prepared for constant left-wing attacks on their own country in the next six months during Hungary’s EU presidency.

He pointed out that he expected even more severe criticism of the recently adopted media law in Hungary, but that the criticism had reduced, as he said, to a more moderate form.

Ex-KLAs in “written attack” on reporter

The Southeast Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) has condemned a written attack by an association of former KLA memebrs against journalist Halil Matoshi. Matoshi is a columnist for the daily Koha Ditore, the network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe said in a statement on Tuesday.

How Attack Toolkits Impact the Cyber-Underground

Exploit kits have become vital parts of the underground cyber-economy, and made malware campaigns easier for attackers. – A new report (PDF) from Symantec highlights just how much the spread of attack toolkits has lowered the barrier to entry for cyber-criminals.
The kits have become fixtures on the digital shelves of the Internets black market, and are now used in the majority of Web attacks. According to the report…


How Attack Toolkits Impact the Cyber-Underground

Exploit kits have become vital parts of the underground cyber-economy, and made malware campaigns easier for attackers. – A new report (PDF) from Symantec highlights just how much the spread of attack toolkits has lowered the barrier to entry for cyber-criminals.
The kits have become fixtures on the digital shelves of the Internets black market, and are now used in the majority of Web attacks. According to the report…


Mumbai attack: Court reserves order on Kasab’s appeal

Mumbai terror attacksThe Bombay High Court Monday reserved till Feb 7 its order on the appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab against the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. “The arguments undertaken by lawyers of (other accused) Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed concluded today (Monday), following which [...]

Copts attack vehicle carrying top Muslim clerics

Angry Coptic Christians pelted a vehicle carrying Egypt’s top Muslim religious leaders shortly after they met with Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III, VOA reports. Mourners also gathered for mass inside the Saints Coptic Church in Alexandria to grieve for the victims of an explosion outside the church early Saturday.

Hackers Attack Criminal Sites, Security Experts to Expose Security Flaws

A group of hackers attacked and took offline several
sites belonging to credit-card sharing groups, security experts and other hacking communities who made mistakes in basic security. – Administrators of six Websites woke up Christmas morning
to discover their sites had been hacked, according to an online newsletter
published by the hackers themselves on Dec. 25.
In the second issue of quot;Owned and Exposed, quot; the attackers
listed carders.cc, ettercap, exploit-db, backtra…


Pakistan drone attack “kills 18 militants”

Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have struck a vehicle in north-west Pakistan killing at least 18 militants, officials say. The strike took place in Mir Ali village, 25km (16 miles) from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan district.

Israel won’t apologize for attack on Turkish ship

Israel has once again rejected a demand from Turkey that it apologize for its attack on a Turkish ship last May that killed nine people, VOA reports. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told a gathering in Jerusalem on Sunday that it is Turkey which needs to apologize to Israel for “supporting terror.”

EULEX stops Goraždevac attack investigation

EULEX has halted the investigation into the terrorist attack in the village of Goraždevac, Tanjug has learned from victim Bogdan Bukumirić, who barely survived.

Two Serbian children were killed and four other young people seriously injured in the 2003 attack.

Cyber-Criminals, Not WikiLeaks Supporters, Hit Spamhaus with DDoS Attack

The distributed denial of service attack that knocked Spamhaus offline came from a real botnet controlled by Russian criminals, and was not an Operation Payback operation by the Anonymous group. – A Distributed Denial of Service attack against anti-spam group Spamhaus has provided evidence that cyber-criminals have found a new target: WikiLeaks supporters. The cyber-criminals have combined the intense interest over WikiLeaks with a misleading domain name to trick users into going to a fake si…


WikiLeaks supporters attack Visa, MasterCard

WikiLeaks supporters have launched cyber attacks against organizations they view as the whistleblower website’s enemies, say reports. The hackers forced the organizations’ websites to grind to a halt in what they called “Operation Payback.” The online activists targeted companies including MasterCard and Visa.

Cyber war over WikiLeaks rages on

A group of hackers have launched an online assault on businesses that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, VOA reports. The attack came in an apparent revenge attack for the arrest of the organization’s leader, Julian Assange.

WikiLeaks Supporters Attack MasterCard Website

MasterCard is the latest addition to a list of organizations having their Websites targeted in retaliation for taking action against WikiLeaks. – Attackers hit the Website for MasterCard in an apparent cyber-retaliation for the companys decision to stop processing donations to WikiLeaks.
MasterCard joined a growing list of companies targeted by hacktivists associated with Anonymous, a loosely affiliated group tied to the 4chan message board…