Journalists in China Targeted by Cyber Attack

According to an investigation by a team of Canadian researchers, foreign journalists operating in China are being subjected to malware attacks.

The malware surrenders control of the infected to computer to a remote user.

Journalists receive emails alleging to be from the economic editor who is planning a trip to China. Attached is a PDF file that contains a relatively accurate list of local contacts. When the PDF is…

Government Suggests Caution for Professionals Visiting China

As one of the central hubs for cyber attacks launched against the United States, Chinese attempts at cyber espionage against U.S. industry is of increasing concern. Government officials have suggested a number of somewhat strange protocols in an effort to defeat Chinese cyber-attack efforts.

Some of the suggestions include weighing a computer brought on business trips to China before and after to determine if any new…

Interview with Cyber Expert, GhostNet Investigator Ron Deibert

University of Toronto Professor and director of the GhostNet project, Ron Deibert, spoke with The New New Internet regarding U.S. cybersecurity and the increased militarization of cyberspace. Deibert believes the future of cyberspace rests in building a global and open Internet. He fears the consequences of weaponization in cyberspace supported by current world leaders.

TheNewNewInternet: Could you briefly describe your background and specifically…

Independence Day Cyber Assault: Who’s Responsible?

On July 4, the websites of the Departments of Defense, State, and Homeland Security, and more than two dozen other websites in the US and South Korea experienced distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).  This kind of brute-force attack has millions of zombie computers controlled by hackers (botnets) try to access secure content at once to overwhelm security protocols and bring websites offline.  Imagine someone installing remote controls on millions of cars…