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Government Web Sites Suffer Independence Day Attack
switched.com - 7/8/2009
Government Web Sites Suffer Independence Day Attack
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On July 4th, as U.S. citizens celebrated the War of Independence, unknown cybercriminals launched a concentrated attack on several Federal Web sites. According to Associated Press reports, the unusually sophisticated attack affected Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission ...
computerworld.com - 7/8/2009
Online attack hits US government Web sites
— computerworld.com — IDG News Service - A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea. The attack started Saturday, and security experts have ... Online attack hits US government Web sites

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Independence Day: Party Like A (Real) Patriot
collegecandy.com - 7/2/2009
Independence Day: Party Like A (Real) Patriot
— collegecandy.com — I’ve always tried to be a good American. I’ve lived each and every day by the words of the good book: the Declaration of Independence. It guides the deeds I do, the words I write, the kicks I wear. But every Fourth of July, I get stuck. I got parties to plan! Barbecues, ... Independence Day: Party Like A (Real) Patriot

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Happy 4th of July!
anythinghollywood.com - 7/7/2009
Happy 4th of July!
— anythinghollywood.com — Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day to all our American readers! In case if you’re not an American a little background of today. Independence Day , commonly... Happy 4th of July!

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Has North Korea Started the First Cyber War? — All articles at Technorati
When we talk about cyber attacks and DDOS, we’re usually talking about a small group of individuals. However, when dozens of US government and South Korean sites were hit by a huge attack over the weekend, it might have been another government – that of North Korea – that’s behind it. According ...
Federal Web sites hit hard by cyber attacks — All articles at Technorati
A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several U.S. government agencies, The Associated Press has learned. South Korean Web sites were also attacked.