US Senate

The website of the US Senate was hacked last week, after which all the Senate website were checked for hijacking, reports the information agency Reuters.

The intrusion into the computer network of the Senate is the latest in a series of the so called “embarrassing” attacks that have happened over a recent period of time.

The US Senate is about to consider a new legislation aimed to decrease copyright piracy on the Internet by allowing copyright owners to get court orders requiring Internet service providers and search engines to stop sending traffic to websites accused of trafficking in infringing goods.

Much spoken cyber security bill that would expand government control over the Internet in ‘an emergency’ has been approved by the US Senate committee after all. Many critics believe that when signed into law the bill would give the U.S. president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.

 On Tuesday November 17 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding full committee hearing on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and their Impact on American Consumers.