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Understanding Hactivism: Threats to Corporations from Political Hackers

Calendar Nov 03, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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cyber risks hactivism corporate threat political hacker business intelligence
Computer hackers with political agendas have become a fast-growing threat to big companies worldwide, a corporate intelligence company said on Thursday. "The methods they are using are in their infancy," said Kent Anderson of Control Risks Group, an international business risk . . . Computer hackers with political agendas have become a fast-growing threat to big companies worldwide, a corporate intelligence company said on Thursday. "The methods they are using are in their infancy," said Kent Anderson of Control Risks Group, an international business risk consultancy.

The political cyber threat was highlighted along with those on the ground at a roll-out of the British-based company's "Risk Map 2001," an annual survey of perceived dangers to corporate clients.

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