Targeted Twitter user blames Russia

	Security Weekly

	View online  | Share on Facebook	August 10, 2009

	In this issue Targeted Twitter user blames Russia FAQ: The ins and outs of DoS attacks Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user Symantec: Phishing activity up in July Microsoft to fix critical Windows, Office holes Targeted Twitter user blames Russia Georgian blogger blames KGB in attack that downed Twitter and affected his accounts on Facebook, Blogger, and LiveJournal. Read full story  FAQ: The ins and outs of DoS attacks Twitter was offline for hours after suffering a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that targeted one user. Facebook and some Google sites also were hit. What happened and why? Read full story  Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user Accounts of pro-Georgian blogger were targeted in denial-of-service attack that led to outage at Twitter and problems at Facebook, Blogger, and LiveJournal, Facebook CSO says. Read full story  Symantec: Phishing activity up in July Phishing levels rose 52 percent while spam as a percentage of all e-mail stayed about the same compared with the previous month, according to reports out from Symantec. Read full story  Microsoft to fix critical Windows, Office holes Patch Tuesday next week will feature fixes for nine vulnerabilities, five of which are critical and affect Windows, Office, and Visual Studio. Read full story  Other CNET resources  CNET.com  Latest CNET reviews  CNET Downloads  CNET News  CNET TV  Crave
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