“You can bring a state to its knees without any military action whatsoever.’’
"International law covers threats, cyber chief says; Official sees no need for treaty, only cooperation" by Paisley Dodds and Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press / June 2, 2011
LONDON — Recent high-profile attacks against Sony Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. have made headlines, while experts described last year’s discovery of the super-sophisticated Stuxnet virus — thought to have been aimed at sabotaging Iran’s disputed nuclear program — as an illustration of the havoc that malicious programs can wreak on infrastructure and industry....
Gee, who would want to do things like that?
Related: The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: Israeli Virus Infects Iran
Also see: Israeli Worm Eating Its Way Through Iran
It's also suspected that it made its way to Japan and had something to do with the coolant reactor failures -- which again is absent from the pages of my printed paper.
--more--"
Related: Hackers in China access hundreds of Gmail accounts
Chinese a cutout for someone else? Why would they bother.
Taxpayer ID theft a growing problem
Tenn. targets sharing of Web subscriptions
But they can't protect your medical records.
Also see: Markets sour on weaker outlook
War Zones: As The Economy Dies, Murders, Shootings, Robberies And Looting Erupt All Over America
Congressional Research Service Confirms Big Banks Borrowed Cash For Next To Nothing, Then Lent It Back to the Federal Government at Much Higher Rates
