Hackers use Social Media to plan major attacks


Posted on 9th Mar 2015 12:32 pm by mohit kumar

Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The rapid expansion of social media has enabled hackers to closely cooperate and group with each other to launch measured attacks, an industry expert said here on Saturday.

"The cyber crime scenario is turning murkier day by day... and social media is providing a fantastic platform for these people (cyber criminals)."

"Cyber criminals may not know each other but when they see money, they share their capabilities," R. Vittal Raj, international vice president of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) told IANS on the sidelines of a company event here.

He said despite organisations and chief information officers putting in their best efforts to combat hackers, the cyber criminals are coming up with new strategies to find loopholes in the IT system.

"A new type of threat called Advance Persistent Threat (APT) has emerged where the hacker is patient and takes his own time to understand the system, waits for the right opportunity and finally attacks in a major way," he said.

Raj said there has been a phenomenal jump in cyber attacks since 2013, compared to 2012.

"We are seeing size and complexity of attacks never seen before... this is a new trend in organised crime...," he said.

Anti-virus major McAfee has estimated the cost of malicious cyber activity in 2013 to be in the range of $300 billion to $1 trillion.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

PBKS vs MI: Suryakumar Yadav and Ishaan Kishan gave Mumbai their fifth win, Punjab bowlers bowled

Mumbai Indians registered their fifth win in the ongoing IPL season with a six-wicket win against

Yogi Adityanath speech: What is the real meaning of words like Nandi, Krishna, Mahabharata, and Kauravas, what answer does the opposition have?

After the consecration of Ram Lalla, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made another tremendous move

Coronavirus Updates: Decline in new cases of corona, 8084 cases in 24 hours; Active cases close to 48 thousand

There has been a decline in new cases of Corona (Covid 19 Cases) in the country. In the last 24 h

PM Modi will visit America next week, will participate in Quad conference, will deliver a speech at UNGA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Quad leaders including US Presiden

CPI-M hails ruling on 66A

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The CPI-M on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court for striking down sect

Petrol Diesel Price Today: Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel, know how much are the prices in your city

Petrol Diesel Price: Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for today. Today

Gyanvapi Survey: ASI team reached the Gyanvapi campus for investigation on the seventh day, the secret of the northern basement will be revealed?

The ASI team reached the campus on Thursday morning for an investigation into the Gyanvapi campus

T20 World Cup: Rizwan was admitted to ICU before playing a brilliant innings against Australia, picture went viral

Mohammad Rizwan was Admitted to ICU Before Semifinal Match: Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan was t

India Planning Rs 11,900 Crore Bailout For Airlines Hit By Virus: Report

भारत ने उड्डयन क्षेत्र के लिए 1.6 बिलिय

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse' earned 53 crores at the Indian box office in 5 weeks, making this record

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: On June 2, 2023, the sequel to the animated film 'Spider-Man

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash