01 October 2014

Post 13, CIS 608
Cyber attackers finally caught:















Finally I got some good news to share. Four hackers arrested for cracking US Army Network. They were able to break the US Army networks and developers of blockbuster video games to steal the software information. This is what you get not keeping your information secure. Now, lesson learnt and hopefully US Army will use extra layer of firewall to make sure this incident will not happen again. Those hackers were able to steal $100 million worth of information, according to the US Justice Department.
Wow, not only they broke the US Army game systems, but also Army’s Apache helicopter pilot training, Xbox One consoles and new games call of duty, modern warfare 3. Assistant attorney general Caldwell said, “Members of this international hacking ring stole trade secret data use in high-tech American products, ranging from software that trains US soldiers to fly Apache helicopter to Xbox games that entertain millions around the world”.
These hackers were from USA, Canada and Australia age range from 18-25. Very intelligent boys, but they used their talent to do cyber-crime. Also, officials seized over $620,000 in cash from these attackers. I hope our young generation uses their brain to do the good things not a crime. This news will help to discourage to people who do cybercrime. Good part of this news – finally criminals were caught.  

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-arrested-cracking-us-army-network

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