Recently, a series of cyber attacks on the Defense Department and Defense contractors in the United States as well as the Ministry of Defense and Parliament in the U.K. have created significant cause-for-concern by computer security experts. It is imperative you read this brief and learn how we're all vulnerable and what is being done to prevent these Cyber Attacks.
World War III
September 2007 A Cyber War has begun
INTEL: Moonlight Maze is Recently a series of cyber attacks on the Defense Department and the U.S. government's code Defense contractors in the United States as well as the Ministry of name for a series of coordi- Defense and Parliament in the U.K. have created significant cause-nated attacks on U.S. com- for-concern by computer security experts. An investigation of the puter systems in 1999. This attack signatures shows a significant level of sophistication. Most was a two year attack that are "highly skilled professionals" said one source who wished not was discovered by the De- to be identified. The most recent cyber attacks are using new partment of Defense. The strains of computer viruses, logical bombs and other advanced attacks were traced back to a techniques that can paralyze government agencies and communications. Information for main frame computer in exploiting known computer vulnerabilities is easily obtainable by anyone via the Internet. Moscow but it is unclear at Programs covering nearly every aspect of hacking, from Trojans to keyloggers to step-by-this point if that is where step tutorials on how to effectively hack computer systems, are now available on eBay's they originated or who was online auction site. Individuals do not need to be overly technical to use these hacking behind the incidents. A high tools either. Making a much broader audience aware of how easy it is to get these tools placed source stated this is and use them has security professionals concerned. One computer insider said that there still an open and active inves- is evidence that a criminal enterprise has been established whose sole purpose is to create tigation today. Titan Rain hacker kits to exploit software vulnerabilities as soon as they are publicly disclosed. One was the U.S. Government's such hacker kit developed last year sold for over $50,000 per copy. This is big business. code name for an ongoing series of cyber attacks on U.S. computer systems since 2003. Titan Rain is thought Cyber Warfare Arsenal to rank among the most per- At this time intelligence sources are unsure vasive cyber security threats . Computer worms the number of countries developing or acquir-that U.S. computer networks ing cyber weapons nor the size and capabili- . Software vulnerability exploitation have ever faced. At this time ties of their cyber arsenals. Many questions . Denial of service attacks investigators believe that this remain unanswered. is a coordinated attack in- . Info-blockades volving about two dozen . Root kits hackers. Just recently, the Insiders have said that the full extent of the "Titan Rain" code name has U.S. cyber-arsenal is among the most tightly . Botnets been changed, and the new held national security secrets, even more . Malicious code name for the attacks is classi- guarded than nuclear capabilities. However, fied. since last year there has been a 46 percent . Keyloggers increase in attacks on Department of Defense . IP spoofing web sites. In the response to the threat posed . Logic bombs The Technolytics Institute by the widely available arsenal of cyber weap-4017 Washington Road ons, the U.S. Navy increased its cyber defense . Sniffing Mail Stop 348 force from 200 sailors to 15,000 in the past . Spamming McMurray, PA 15317 three years? The navy is now spending nearly . Trap doors P 888-650-0800 a billion dollars a year to defend its computer systems. . Trojan horses F 412-291-1193 I www.technolytics.com . Video morphing . Viruses
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In April of this year Estonia was the target of a coordinated attack on their national internet INTEL: In the past four infrastructure which all but crippled the country. The attack lasted about three weeks and months, Chinese hackers involved an estimated 1 million computers. The massive denial-of-service (DOS) attack was have allegedly targeted thought to be launched by Russian hackers. The attacks on Estonia began April 27. The at- German, the United tack used "botnets" (swarms of computers hijacked by malicious code) to overload sites and States, and French, UK networks by deluging them with bogus requests for information. Estonia has a population of ... [download for more]
