September 2007

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Cyber crime tool kits go on sale

Malicious hackers are producing easy to use tools that automate attacks to cash in on a boom in hi-tech crime.

On sale, say security experts, are everything from individual viruses to comprehensive kits that let budding cyber thieves craft their own attacks.

At the top end of the scale are tools like the notorious MPack which costs up to USD1000.

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Pentagon’s unclassified e-mail system breached

The Pentagon on Tuesday said computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.

The security breach occurred late last spring when Defense Department monitors detected the penetration of “elements of an unclassified e-mail system” that was immediately taken off line, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters.

The e-mail system, located in the office of the secretary of defense, did not return to full operation for up to three weeks.

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