Cyber Attacks And Open Warfare Is Now On The Web

Military security experts say cyberattacks on Twitter and other social networking sites portend a new kind of warfare in which financial institutions, electrical grids, and computer networks could be targeted. Koji Sasahara/AP

‘Iranian Cyber Army’ Hack Of Twitter Signals Cyber-Politics Era -- Christian Science Monitor

Activists of all political stripes are expected to more aggressively pursue their ideological adversaries by any means necessary in cyberspace. On Thursday, Twitter was attacked for a second time, with an unknown group called the Iranian Cyber Army claiming the strike.

Politics online is becoming just as volatile as politics on the street. Just take Twitter. On Thursday night it was attacked for a second time, supposedly by politically motivated hackers with an ax to grind over how the popular mini-blogging site has evolved into a useful tool for activists.

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My Comment: This is just the opening salvo. Open cyber warfare on the web is probably going to be the norm in the future .... and not the exception.