Hackers Launch New Wave Of U.S. Bank Attacks

October 12, 2012

The hackers behind recent disruptions of U.S. bank websites this week launched a new wave of attacks.

The attacks were previewed Monday in a Pastebin post from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, which promised to attack Capital One (Tues.), SunTrust Banks (Wed.), and Regions Financial (Thurs.), beginning at 2 p.m. British Time each day, and lasting for eight hours.

http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks/hackers-launch-new-wave-of-us-bank-attac/240008917

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US can trace cyberattacks, mount pre-emptive strikes, Panetta says

October 12, 2012

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military now has the ability to trace a cyberattack back to its source and mount pre-emptive operations when an impending assault is detected, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared Thursday.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us-can-trace-cyberattacks-mount-pre-emptive-strikes-panetta-says-1.192789

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