Daily Archives: January 30, 2011

Egyptian Government Shuts Down Internet, Cell Phone Access

The Egyptian government has taken the unprecedented action of shutting down nearly all Internet and cellular telephone access into an out of the country. Egypt did not just put up a firewall for its 80 million citizens. It has forced networks completely offline. The only Internet activity remaining is that of the Egyptian stock exchange…

Search Warrants Issued Across US for Cyber Attacks

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed more than 40 search warrants across the United States this week as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against U.S. companies and organizations. “The FBI is working closely with its international law enforcement partners and others to mitigate these threats,” an FBI spokesperson…