Tag Team: Jihadis, Hackers Join Forces To Launch Cyberattacks On United States -- Washington Times
Middle East- and North Africa-based criminal hackers are preparing cyberattacks this week against the websites of high-profile U.S. government agencies, banks and other companies, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The attacks, dubbed #OpUSA, for Operation USA, will begin Tuesday, the department said in a warning bulletin circulated to the private sector last week. The bulletin was first obtained and posted online by blogger and cybercrime expert Brian Krebs.
The attacks are called for in the name of Anonymous, the leaderless coalition of hackers whose trademark Guy Fawkes mask has become a global symbol for their anarchistic spirit.
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Update #1: Islamist Hackers to Lauch ‘Operation USA’ Cyber Attack on U.S. Gov. Agencies, Banks and Companies -- The Blaze
Update #2: Jihadymous -- Abe Greenwald, Commentary
My Comment: More evidence that the digital world is rapidly becoming a new form of warfare.
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