“SK Communications Co., the operator of South Korea’s third most-visited Internet portal, said Thursday that its popular Web sites were hacked, compromising the private information of 35 million users. The incident could be the worst online security breach in South Korea since a cyber attack on the Web site of Internet Auction Co., a local [...]
“The mayor of Afghanistan’s restive southern city of Kandahar was killed in a suicide bomb attack, the latest in a series of recent high-profile assassinations the Taliban have taken credit for. Ghulam Haidar was killed Wednesday while at a city hall meeting in the provincial capital, said Zalmai Ayoubi, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor’s [...]
“Gaza’s ruling Hamas government said Tuesday it executed two Palestinian men for collaborating with Israel. The father and son, ages 58 and 29, were convicted by a Gaza court in 2004 of assisting the enemy and providing information used to assassinate Palestinians.” (Hamas executes father and son for Israeli collaboration – CNN.com)
“One year after the discovery of a sophisticated worm that was used to attack centrifuges in Iran’s nuclear program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told Congress it fears the same attack could now be used against critical infrastructures in the U.S.” Source: DHS Fears a Modified Stuxnet Could Attack U.S. Infrastructure | Threat Level [...]
“The Obama administration announced a new strategy Monday to combat transnational crime organizations, spurred by information indicating the groups have grown and expanded their operations in recent years.” (Source: U.S. plan targets transnational crime organizations – CNN.com.)