“NATO cyberwarfare experts suspect that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are behind a recent uptick in cyberattacks against the Western alliance. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that NATO’s cyberwarfare unit registers up to 30 such attacks each day. Employees have been warned to be on their guard.” (Warfare with Malware: NATO Faced with Rising Flood of [...]
“Iran is investigating a suspected cyber attack on its main oil export terminal and on the Oil Ministry itself, Iranian industry sources said on Monday. “ Source: Suspected cyber attack hits Iran oil industry | Reuters
“The Pentagon says it is making progress in developing weapons for its newest battleground – cyberspace – but still faces funding, technology and policy challenges.” (Source: Pentagon sees progress, challenges in cyber warfare | Reuters.)
” The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of cyberweapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet, according to current and former U.S. officials.” (U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research – The Washington Post)
“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)
