12 November, 2004

Terrorists may use net for future attacks -Economic Times
The hacking and identity theft tools now earning mega bucks for mainly eastern European organised crime could be used in terrorist attacks, an FBI official said. FBI deputy assistant director Steve Martinez said cyber crime is no longer the domain of teenage geeks but had been taken over by gangs. “Tools and methods used by these increasingly skilled hackers could be employed to cripple the US economy and attackcritical infrastructure as part of a terrorist plot,” Martinez said.
Now, thats scary!

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