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Welsh Assembly detects 25,000 e-crime attacks in one week

28 October 2009 • 1 min read

Security study finds 25,000 "potentially catastrophic" attacks, with nearly half coming from China

The Welsh Assembly conducted an e-crime study The Welsh Assembly co-hosted a study that saw 15 laptops hit with 25,000 " potentially catastrophic" e-crime attacks in just one week. The study ...

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