Government declares cyber war on hackers.

Todd Norin
Network Security
CIS 284
Blog#11

Here's a unique twist on cyber warfare our government is declaring cyber war on hackers themselves. The government vowes to take out cyber hackers who attack against agency websites.

Hackers aimed to take out government agencies though they have certain defense systems in place. The government has been prepared for cyber attacks. They will develop a cyber warfare system adding to the cyber threats that are of concern.

The article states "Although attack intensity levels remain moderate, efforts will be made to solve the problem and bring the culprits to justice on a case-by-case basis", says Gp Capt Somsak.  

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The hacking group anonymous has claimed the attack on Nov 30 on Thailand's secure government computers. They stole passwords and important information about police officers and records. 

They state that it is sad that police officers are using passwords like 12345, seems a bit easy for hackers to break into someone's account that way. Police websites are on the rise for attacks in the U.S. and the U.S. government vows to do something about it. 

The hackers had left a note telling Thailand government how easy it was to hack into their system. That seems kind of scary in itself. It seems a lot of hacking groups are targeting big government buildings. With groups like ISIS on the rise it certainly is a scary though knowing our Police and Government buildings are future victims of cyber warfare.