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Cyberwar : The new global battlefield
Cyberwar: although it happens in a virtual space, its consequences are real. From now on, no need to use guns and bombs to disrupt a country; less noisy, cyberattack is just as efficient. So, how to face this new kind of war ?
WEB NEWS
20-year sentence for Tamil journalist mobilises blogosphere
In this edition: the blogosphere mobilises to support a Tamil journalist sentenced to twenty years in prison and a proposed new US law on cyber security causes debate online.
USA
Authorities 'uncover' largest ever card number theft
Three men have been charged with the alleged theft of about 130 million credit and debit card numbers by prosecutors in the US. The men are suspected of hacking into data stored by at least four corporations, including retailer 7-Eleven.
INTERNET
Twitter blogger claims he was target of Russian cyber attack
A pro-Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu claims he was the main target of the recent cyber attacks that forced web application Twitter to shut down and disrupted the social networking websites Facebook and LiveJournal.
INTERNET
Twitter shuts down after cyber attack
Some 17 million Web users found they could not access the popular micro-blogging website Twitter after a cyber attack forced a temporary shutdown of the service.
AUSTRALIA - CHINA
Chinese cyber attack targets Australian film festival
A cyber attack originating in China hit the Melbourne Film Festival's website ahead of a prominent Beijing critic's visit to the event. Rebiya Kadeer (in photo) had denied Chinese government claims that she incited bloody July protests in Xinjiang.
KOREA
Cyber attacks target computers in S. Korea, US
Cyber attacks slowing US and South Korean websites could enter a new phase on Friday by attacking personal computers and wiping hard disks.
INTERNET
Seoul suspects North Korea of cyber attacks
A wave of cyber attacks has hit South Korea, blocking or impeding access to official and private websites, amid suspicions that North Korea or its supporters are to blame.
ITALY
French men suspected of being ‘top al Qaeda’ propagandists
Two French men charged with being members of an al Qaeda cell are believed to be leading al Qaeda figures in Europe, involved in online Islamist communication and recruitment of would-be suicide bombers.
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INTERNET
Microsoft promises reward to catch worm inventor
The world's largest software company put a bounty of 250, 000 dollars on the heads of 'worm makers' on Thursday in a bid to find those responsible for a computer code known as "Conficker" or "Downadup" that could crash Microsoft systems worldwide.
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