Project Grey Goose Report On Critical Infrastructure: Attacks, Actors, and Emerging Threats

21 January 2010

INTELFUSION (WASHINGTON)- Project Grey Goose's latest report details the attacks perpetrated against critical infrastructure systems world-wide. According to the report, China and Russia are nation states that see military potential in attacking the critical infrastructure of enemies, and they are developing capabilities in this arena. Meanwhile, some attacks on control systems originate from non-state actors in China, Russia, and Turkey. Chinese hackers typically have nationalist motivations. In several cases Russian hackers targeted their own government. Turkish hackers exhibit both religious and political motivations. Source: http://www.intelfusion/wordpress/
(Reliabilty:48.47--High)

Bluring The Line Between Cybercrime And Cyberwarfare

23 January 2010

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (SYDNEY) —
Attempted intrusions to government systems are not only committed by rival governments, but also by criminal gangs, primarily in Russia and Eastern Europe, who sell stolen state secrets. According to Alistair MacGibbon, a former director of the Australian High Tech Crimes Centre, government use of botnets is blurring the line between cyberespionage and cybercrime, since botnets are a traditional tool of cybercriminals. Paul Ducklin, the regional head of technology at the security vendor Sophos, adds that purchasing exploit capabilities can be inexpensive and appealing to governments who would prefer not to generate exploits themselves.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/cyberwar-rekindles-arms-race-20100122-mqpc.html (Reliability: Moderate)