Robert McMillan

Global warming researcher hacked

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Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009

Cyberattacks on target to jump 60 percent this year Robert McMillan (Computerworld (US)) 20 November, 2009 23:51 Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a...

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New Attack Fells Internet Explorer (PC World) (Yahoo Security)

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service - Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:30AM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's...

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Global Warming Research Exposed After Hack

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those...

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Security Pro Says New SSL Attack Can Hit Many Sites (PC World) (Yahoo Security)

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service - Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:40AM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the...

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Cyberattacks on US military jump sharply in 2009

China is blamed as attacks on Department of Defense systems are on pace to rise 60 percent Robert McMillan (IDG News Service) 20 November, 2009 08:12 Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from...

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Security Vendor Fortinet Sparkles in IPO

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Shares of security vendor Fortinet surged 33 percent Wednesday as the company made its debut on the public markets. Fortinet bumped its initial public offering (IPO) at the last minute,...

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How to Hack China for Just $1,800

Robert McMillan and Owen Fletcher, IDG News Service Fraudsters may have a hot deal waiting for them in the form of an obscure Chinese domain name that's for sale on the Internet. The wpad.cn domain is for sale, according to a...

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SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter

by Robert McMillan, IDG News Service A flaw in the protocol used to secure communications over the Internet could have been used to hack Twitter accounts, according to an IBM security researcher. People who read this also read:...

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Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' Is a Trojan (PC World) (Yahoo Security)

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service - Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:10PM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! Cyber-criminals have started preying on Verizon Wireless customers, sending out spam e-mail messages that say...

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