The cyber criminals are now in action. Supported by advanced technology and loopholes in the system, the hackers have demonstrated that they can penetrate and sabotage the internet systems not only in the United States but everywhere in the world. The security implications are immense if the hackers penetrate the military and banking computers. The hackers have been able to bust the websites of the CIA, PBS and the US Senate. They launched attack on Sony whose PlayStation Network was brought to a crushing halt for most of the month.
The hackers identified themselves as Lulz Security or LulzSecurity. They are believed to be secretive band of hackers with some unknown agenda. The irony is that they managed to hijack and shut down the website of CIA for four hours during which the powerful spy agency had no clue about their identity or location. In a bid to spread confusion and anarchy, the hackers attacked the private sites and made public thousands of the members' addresses and passwords on Twitters.
Some experts believe that Lulz Security are formed in support of the whistle-blower site WikiLeaks. One of their objective is to expose the secrets of the internet.
However, this concept could be damaging from the security view point. It could be used by the terrorist against the financial and military systems.
This type of hacking can be categorized as cyber terrorism since it is premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programmes and data. It results in a denial of service or great financial harm. Nobody is immune from the disaster of such crime. It may target banking industry, military installations, power plants, air traffic control centers and water system.
Due to the gravity of the situation, the world community should cooperate to secure and encrypt the internet and to arrest and punish the hackers and cyber terrorists.ECe
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