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Cyber terrorists attack state and corporate Web sites

Jul 02, 2008
By Adam Mullett

GHOST IN THE MACHINE: A new method of warfare.

VILNIUS - Hackers from an unknown location have infiltrated over 300 Lithuanian Web sites in the past week, leaving Soviet symbols and spiteful messages in Russian. The hacked sites belong to both government and private groups, including the car dealer Tokvila, the retailer Rimi and Lithuania’s securities and ethics commissions. As Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas spoke on Saturday about security measures against cyber-raids, his own party Web site was altered. “Our institutions are prepared ...

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