-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Click Here: <A HREF="http://express.lineone.net/express/00/02/27/news/n0220serb-d.html">Serbs hacked into MoD's computers</A> ----- 27 February, 2000back to news previous article next article CYBER WARS: Hackers pose big threat Serbs hacked into MoD's computers By Ken Hyder and Nick Anning SERB experts hacked into Britain's top-secret military computer systems during the Kosovo conflict last year, the Sunday Express has learned. In response, MI5 has been put in charge of improving Britain's defences against cyber attack. It is understood that both sides engaged in covert cyber war alongside the conventional warfare and that British agents successfully hacked into Serb computers. Both sides tried to plant computer viruses into military systems. The Serb attacks focused on computers handling the messaging systems used by the Ministry of Defence to communicate between headquarters in the UK and military units in the field. The cyber strike persuaded the Government that an all-out attack on our computer systems could bring the country to a standstill. Working alongside MI5 are computer experts from GCHQ in Cheltenham, specialist army units such as the SAS, and highly experienced private sector consultants. The police National Crime Squad will also be involved. A source admitted: "This kind of warfare is a deadly innovation. One super-hacker with just a laptop and mobile phone could wreak an amazing amount of damage in minutes. There are so many targets for us to defend - but the enemy hacker just needs to pick one and succeed."The SAS has carried out dummy attacks on key installations such as the National Grid and air-traffic control. Now, as well as testing out a location's physical defences, they take a civilian computer specialist with them. � Express Newspapers, 2000 ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
