The United States National Security Agency has cautioned that the Anonymous hacker community might be able to cause a limited power outage through a cyberattack, according to a recent report. NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander has warned of the potential attack during meetings at the White House and in other private sessions, according to the report. However, he expects Anonymous to need one to two years to develop this capability. “The one-to-two-year timeframe does not make sense to me,” Darren Hayes, CIS program chair at Pace University, told TechNewsWorld.
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Is Anonymous Plotting a Power Play?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 21, 2012 03:34 PMThe United States National Security Agency has cautioned that the Anonymous hacker community might be able to cause a limited power outage through a cyberattack, according to a recent report. NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander has warned of the potential attack during meetings at the White House and in other private sessions, according to the report. However, he expects Anonymous to need one to two years to develop this capability. “The one-to-two-year timeframe does not make sense to me,” Darren Hayes, CIS program chair at Pace University, told TechNewsWorld.