Another market risk

December 1st, 2006 by eyal | Filed under Internet, Politics, Stocks. | Print This Post Print This Post

I can’t imagine what would happen if they succeed in bringing down a major network or system. The panic will be massive.

US braces for possible al-Qaeda cyber attack - web - Technology - theage.com.au

The US government has warned US private financial services of an al-Qaeda call for a cyber attack against US online stock trading and banking websites beginning on Friday, officials said today.

The officials - a person familiar with the warning and a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security - said the Islamic militant group aimed to penetrate and destroy the databases of the US stock market and banking websites.

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