Word: mi2g
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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...crippling; massive amounts of data deluged servers, blocking legitimate traffic. And although the infrastructure proved reassuringly resilient, worse attacks are likely. The number of digital attacks has doubled from last year, regularly hitting new monthly records and doing $32-39 billion in damage in 2002. According to security experts MI2G, these attacks coincide with a sharp upturn in politically disgruntled groups taking terrorism online. It's too early to say if this attack was political, but it was a reminder that hackers wouldn't need a big bang to cause a big economic shock. THE BOURSE Into The Fire Once...
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