Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war 

Civilians cyberattacked Georgia in 2008 war

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 19 August 2009 11:36 AM
Attacks on Georgian government websites during the 2008 war with Russia were carried out by civilians - with little or no direct involvement on the part of the Russian ...
Russian hackers took down Twitter 

Russian hackers took down Twitter

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 10 August 2009 8:15 AM
Attack may have been attempt to silence pro-Georgian blogger.
Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia 

Hackers rather than government blamed for cyber attacks on Georgia

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 20 October 2008 10:18 AM
The Russian government has been cleared of any direct involvement in cyber attacks on Georgia.
Spammers go down to Georgia 

Spammers go down to Georgia

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 19 August 2008 9:53 AM
The UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Spam Data Mine is showing that the war in Georgia is being used to evade spam filters.
Georgia gets allies in Russian cyberwar 

Georgia gets allies in Russian cyberwar

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 13 August 2008 9:42 AM
Georgia is gaining allies to resist online attacks, which it says are the work of Russian hackers.
Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar 

Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 12 August 2008 9:53 AM
The Georgian government has accused Russia of launching an online attack against the country’s web infrastructure in conjunction with its occupation of South Ossetia.
Hackers go down to Georgia 

Hackers go down to Georgia

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 22 July 2008 1:37 PM
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in Georgia this weekend.
Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets 

Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

In Web/client - By Jack Rogers, 18 December 2007 9:33 AM
Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an ...
Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised 

Sensitive information of 140,000 new parents compromised

In Crypto - By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2007 10:48 AM
Forms containing the sensitive information of about 140,000 parents of newborns in the US are at risk for compromise after they were not shredded upon disposal, the Georgia ...
Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents  

Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 11 April 2007 10:03 AM
Georgia health officials reported today that a vendor working with the Georgia Department of Community Health is missing a disk containing the names, birth dates and Social ...
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