This is a good description of a danger most of us don't consider as we move our lives online. The end of the article, however, points out something more personal -- ways our identity can be stolen.
Government-Sponsored Cyberattacks on the Rise
Governments and allied groups worldwide are using the Internet to spy and launch cyberattacks on their enemies, according to McAfee's annual report on cybersecurity.
This year, China has been accused of launching attacks against the United States, India, Germany and Australia, but the Chinese are not alone: 120 countries including the United States are said to be launching Web espionage operations, One attack against Estonia, allegedly carried out by Russia, disrupted government, news and bank servers for several weeks in April, McAfee notes VoIP is a new target of cybercriminals, and such social-networking applications as MySpace and Facebook are sure to be exploited more often, going forward, McAfee says Software flaws are sold for as much as US$75,000, and criminals can buy custom-written Trojans designed to steal credit card data |
