Cyber attacks outpacing physical terror attacks

Cyber attacks outpacing physical terror attacks

New York: With increasing cases of data breaches and information loss happening on the Internet, cyber attacks are outpacing physical attacks among far-left groups and can cause greater destruction, researchers say. According to lead author Thomas Holt, Professor at the Michigan State University (MSU), the high-profile nature of the internet -- on which the ideological groups can manipulate traffic -- is the ideal platform to attack.

The ideologically motivated attacks are devised to have an emotional and economic impact on groups that go against their beliefs. "Little work has been done around the use of the internet as an attack space," Holt said. "The bottom line is that these attacks are happening and they're overlooked. If we don't get a handle understanding them now, we won't fully understand the scope of the threats today and how to prevent larger mobilization efforts in the future." (IANS)

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