FBI targets rise in cybercrime from U.S. and abroad

HURST · Oct 16, 2008

The threat of cybersecurity attacks are on the rise from organized crime, terrorists, and foreign governments, an FBI official warned on Wednesday.

There are a "couple dozen" countries interested in breaching U.S. networks, said Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI cyber division, though he declined to list any specific countries.

The attempted attacks on U.S. networks are "increasingly sophisticated" and "the amount of information that has been stolen is significant," Henry said.
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Foxfired · Oct 18, 2008

I would bet one of those countries is Nigeria. Seems like they are the cybercrime haven of the world.

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