“Hackers attacked the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (ELAL), slowing down access after a pro-Palestinian computer group calling itself “Nightmare” warned of an imminent assault. “ (Source: Hackers Assault Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Bloomberg.)
“The IDF is assembling elite teams of computer hackers to lead the nation’s cyber-warfare efforts. The move comes amid concern over the growing threat to Israel’s civilian and military networks from Iran, senior officers said.” (Source: IDF building elite hacker teams amid cyber thr… JPost – Defense.)
“Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.” Source: Japan developing cyber weapon report – Channel NewsAsia
“Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.” Source: Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks – Yahoo! News
“Iran guided the CIA’s “lost” stealth drone to an intact landing inside hostile territory by exploiting a navigational weakness long-known to the US military, according to an Iranian engineer now working on the captured drone’s systems inside Iran.” Source: Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com
“The House and Senate agreed to give the U.S. military the power to conduct ‘offensive’ strikes online — including clandestine attacks, via a little-noticed provision in the military’s 2012 funding bill.” (Congress Authorizes Pentagon to Wage Internet War | Threat Level | Wired.com)
“Russia and the United States are planning a regular exchange on “technical threats” that appear to come from computers in each other’s territories, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday, even as bilateral ties have come under growing strains.” Source: U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation | Reuters
“The super-secret drone that Iran claims to have recovered was on a CIA “Focal Point” mission, gathering intelligence and likely crashed though it remains uncertain whether it was able to self-destruct, U.S. officials told National Journal on Tuesday.” Source: Drone was gathering intelligence when it went down in Iran, U.S. officials say – Nextgov
“Iranian authorities blocked a website on Wednesday hours after it was launched by the U.S. State Department to be a “virtual embassy” reaching out to people in the Islamic Republic.” Source: U.S. virtual embassy blocked by Iran net censor | Reuters
“To get a sense of how vulnerable the U.S. economy could be if the euro currency union cracks apart, start with the volume of U.S. exports to the euro zone — $153 billion in the first six months of the year. Add several hundred billion dollars in investments by U.S. banks in the euro zone and [...]
