The U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning to American private financial services of a possible cyber attack by an Islamist militant group against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday. The group, reportedly associated with al-Qaeda, is seeking to hack and destroy the databases of the U.S. financial sites, according to news reports that quote anonymous sources familiar with the warning. However, the Department of Homeland Security said there was no evidence of imminent danger.
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Al-Qaeda May Launch Cyber Attack on Financial Sites, Warns US
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire December 1, 2006 11:09 AMThe U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning to American private financial services of a possible cyber attack by an Islamist militant group against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday. The group, reportedly associated with al-Qaeda, is seeking to hack and destroy the databases of the U.S. financial sites, according to news reports that quote anonymous sources familiar with the warning. However, the Department of Homeland Security said there was no evidence of imminent danger.