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Cyber attacks on South Korea-US a test run, says McAfee

Cyber attacks on South Korea-US a test run, says McAfee
SAN FRANCISCO: Cyber attacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee.

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Cyber attacks on South Korea-US a test run: McAfee

Cyber attacks on South Korea-US a test run: McAfee
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Cyber attacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee.

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Cyber crime hits 10,000 a week

Cyber crime hits 10,000 a week
ONE in six Australians has fallen victim to identity theft, or knows someone who has, as hackers steal 10,000 business passwords and accounts each week.

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CIA Hacks Its Own Website To Create Cyber Fear, Next Pearl Harbor Coming Soon


Are we supposed to believe this? This is all a false flag telegraphed punch before the hit to build validity and pretext. There is a new threat coming from Leon Panetta…… Yesterday the CIA controlled hacking front group Lulz Security, or LulzSec, showed both an impressive display of hacking competency and particular flair of undisciplined petulance. In one day the group opened a telephone hotline for anyone to call in and suggest targets to hack, declared war on 4chan after getting into a fight with its members and downed the site, found itself embroiled in a shit-talking session over Twitter with someone who insisted they weren’t “real hackers,” and then promptly downed the CIA’s site to prove their mettle. Gawker reports that a Twitter user named Quadrapocdacone chided LulzSec, “Seriously… DDoS is not hacking. Here’s a challenge… fbi.gov or cia.gov try changing text or something.” Sure enough, an hour later the CIA’s website was down. The Wall Street Journal reached CIA spokesman Preston Golson, who said, “We’re looking into the matter.” To be sure, downing the CIA’s website is impressive. By now the group has proved that it can shut down basically any website on earth. But to be chided into it like a high-school dare makes one doubt the underlying seriousness of the hackers’ mission, regardless of their talent and abilities. LulzSec’s hacking rivals, Anonymous, seem to have the stated mission of challenging corrupt state and corporate institutions for the best

Why the Chinese cyber attack is the ultimate scare story

Why the Chinese cyber attack is the ultimate scare story
Obama in Britain, the Queen in Ireland, Kate and Wills in Canada. The news value of such “events” lies not in any meaningful information, but in the vague impression they create.

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