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Student fined for attack against Estonian Web site

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3c6dc in Network World on Security
 
A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites and soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday
 
Tags: 20-year-old estonian student, estonian web sites, government official, fined, russia, country, relationship, thursday, cyberattack
 
 
 
 
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"First Ever CyberWar" Cost $1,642? Bua-ha-ha!

2008-01-25 16:01:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Remember "Estonian DoS", the "first cyber-war ever" (gasp A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined for participating in a cyberattack that paralyzed Estonian Web sites and soured the country's relationship with Russia, a government official said Thursday. [...] Galushkevich must pay $1,642 So, will the scaremongers please shut up About...
 
Tags: 20-year-old estonian student, estonian web sites, government official, estonian dos, russia, country, org, relationship, cyber-war
 
 
 
 
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America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves

2008-05-01 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...Estonian organizations, including the Estonian parliament, banks, ministries, newspapers and broadcasters, were attacked and -- in many cases -- shut down. Estonia was quick to blame Russia, which was equally quick to deny any involvement It was hyped as the first cyberwar : Russia attacking Estonia in cyberspace. But nearly a year later,...
 
Tags: security, bad guys insecure, guys, non-security, security improves, technologies, dual-use technologies, security improvements, agency
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Estonian organizations, including the Estonian parliament, banks, ministries, newspapers and broadcasters, were attacked and -- in many cases -- shut down. Estonia was quick to blame Russia, which was equally quick to deny any involvement It was hyped as the first cyberwar : Russia attacking Estonia in cyberspace. But nearly a year later,...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Estonian organizations, including the Estonian parliament, banks, ministries, newspapers and broadcasters, were attacked and -- in many cases -- shut down. Estonia was quick to blame Russia, which was equally quick to deny any involvement It was hyped as the first cyberwar: Russia attacking Estonia in cyberspace. But nearly a year later,...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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Lithuania Attacked by Russian Hacktivists, 300 Sites Defaced

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2008-07-07 01:19:13 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Estonian sites, they literally put these countries in a "stay tune" mode. Here's a translated statement All the hackers of the country have decided to unite, to counter the impudent actions of Western superpowers. We are fed up with NATO's encroachment on our motherland, we have had enough of Ukrainian politicians who have forgotten their...
 
Tags: lithuania, attack lithuania surprisingly, estonia, estonia attack, sites, attack, attack strategy, attacks based, attacks
 
 
 
 
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With trials beginning, another Estonia cyberattack

2008-01-16 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
With the trial starting for four ethnic Russians charged in connection with rioting last year, the Estonian news site Delfi.ee has weathered a two-week-long denial of service attack We Love Virtual Appliances Advertisement SpamTitan for VMware 99% Spam Detection, Kaspersky AV, Anti Phishing,30 Free Evaluation,Download Now
 
Tags: love virtual appliances, free evaluation, service attack, spam detection, ethnic russians, two-week-long denial, anti, vmware, advertisement
 
 
 
 
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DHS Secretary Chertoff Seeks Private-Sector Participation in Cybersecurity Effort

2008-04-11 11:25:05 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
Maybe it was the high-profile Estonian attacks in May 2007, in which a cyberattack crippled the government and major institutions of that Eastern European country for two weeks. Or maybe it was some i
 
Tags: eastern european country, high-profile estonian attacks, major institutions, government, cyberattack, weeks
 
 
 
 
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Security Briefing: May 23rd

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2008-05-23 10:43:45 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...Estonian cyber-war ISO 27001 Firewall Compliance Solution Debuts Guidance Software to Offer HBGary Responder for Live Memory Analysis in Digital Investigations Microsoft gives students a peek at the future Tags: News , Daily Links , Security Blog , Information Security , Security News
 
Tags: security news, news, offer hbgary responder, yesterday, weak cyber security, publish yesterdays articles, content yesterday, live memory analysis, couple days