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Released: January 11, 2012
Cyberattacks likely to escalate this year
Source: Byron Acohido, USA Today
Cyberattacks fueled by ideological ire are likely to escalate this year and continue to bedevil corporations and governments, while putting innocent consumers at risk.
That follows a surge of so-called hacktivist attacks in 2011 instigated by the loose-knit Anonymous and LulzSec hacking groups, say security experts and technologists.
Hacktivists disrupted scores of websites, pilfered massive troves of data — and compared notes. “They are learning from each other,” says Kris Harms principal consultant of network security firm Mandiant. “Corporations and governments need to recognize (more) break-ins are inevitable.”
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