Tuesday, May 5, 1998

USA - Large scale hacker attack on university and NASA sites (Reuters) An unknown hacker caused thousands of Windows-based university and government computers to crash on the eve of Senate testimony by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, authorities said Wednesday. The Monday night attack affected nine of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 10 major field offices as well and major universities, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California at Berkeley. [Quick Links Computercrime/Cybercrime] 22:37 # G!

G8 summit gets cybercrime briefing (Nando.net -Reuters) Leaders of the Group of Eight nations will interrupt their summit meeting this weekend for a video presentation by a senior British detective on high-tech computer battles between international criminals and police. Chief Constable Roy Penrose, Director-General of Britain's newly formed National Crime Squad, will speak for 10 minutes to the eight world leaders and show them video clips based on real cases. [Quick Links Computercrime/Cybercrime] 21:54 #