attacks on computer systems or networks by hackers working with or for terrorist groups. This may include inserting viruses, stealing sensitive data, or flooding the internet with bogus traffic in order to overwhelm a system.
The act of carrying out terrorism using cyberspace, or in other words, the Internet. It is the hacking or attacking of networks and computers to obtain or modify information for political and/or social objectives or rather, a way to quickly and easily distribute propaganda and get a lot of attention drawn to it. Back to Jump
The use of the Internet to facilitate terrorist crimes.
Terrorist attacks on computer networks are called cyberterrorism. Cyberterrorists hack into government and corporate computer systems to paralyze network functions by altering or destroying data and sending computer viruses. In January this year, a computer worm caused a sudden surge in online communications volume in South Korea and around the world, resulting in a slowdown in transmission speeds and difficulty in Internet access. Even networks not connected to the Internet, such as controlling systems at power utilities, can face an assault by cyberterrorists via other Net-linked in-house systems, experts warn. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry intends to jointly establish with the private sector possibly next fiscal year a center to protect computer systems against cyberterrorist attacks. The ministry said that it is essential to build up multiple defense systems, and urges the private and public sectors to take preventive measures.
According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, cyberterrorism is any "premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents." Unlike a nuisance virus or computer attack that results in a denial of service, a cyberterrorist attack is designed to cause physical violence or extreme financial harm. According to the U.S. Commission of Critical Infrastructure Protection, possible cyberterrorist targets include the banking industry, military installations, power plants, air traffic control centres, and water systems. Cyberterrorism is sometimes referred to as electronic terrorism or information war.
A terrorist attack on, or by means of, information systems.
