Thursday, April 15, 2010

Al Qaeda's Cyberattacks Are Only Now Coming To Light

Documents Reveal Al Qaeda Cyberattacks -- U.S. News & World Report

The attacks were relatively minor but show the group's interest in cyberwar.

Buried inside hundreds of pages of heavily redacted court documents from the case of a man accused of being one of al Qaeda's chief recruiters, is evidence that the terrorist group has launched successful cyberattacks, including one against government computers in Israel. This was the first public confirmation that the terrorist group has mounted an offensive cyberattack. The attacks were relatively unsophisticated and likely occurred before November 2001, when the prisoner who described them was arrested.

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My Comment: If this is what they are only capable of .... I am not impressed.

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