White House begins officially demonizing Anonymous [View all]

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"Hacktivist" groups are "steadily increasing threat to US economy & national security"
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White House warns of dangers posed by WikiLeaks, LulzSec, other 'hacktivists'

The White House warned today of the threat posed by WikiLeaks, LulzSec, and other "hacktivist" groups that have the ability to target U.S. companies and expropriate confidential data.

A new administration-wide strategy (PDF) disclosed at a high-profile event in Washington that included Attorney General Eric Holder says the theft of trade secrets is on the rise and predicts such theft will undermine U.S. national security unless halted.

It's a "steadily increasing threat to America's economy and national security interests," Holder said at the event, which also featured officials from the State Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

"Disgruntled insiders [may leak] information about corporate trade secrets or critical U.S. technology to 'hacktivist' groups like WikiLeaks," the White House warns. Such groups could "develop customized malware or remote-access exploits to steal sensitive U.S. economic or technology information."

(They're afraid. Good. Frightened people do stupid things, and will turn more of the people of this country against them. The government, that is. More at the link.)