World record for digital attacks not breached;
Most attacks on Linux in April
news flash
London, UK - 1 May 2003, 16:30 GMT - The number of successful and
verifiable digital attacks for April climbed to 19,547 coming close to the
previous monthly record of 19,658 from January 2003 according to the mi2g
SIPS database. The record was not breached despite a heightened level
of hacktivism propelled by the war with Iraq. 69% of all overt digital attacks
in April were against Linux based systems, 17% against Microsoft Windows and
only 3% against Unix.
[Country specific Intelligence Briefings provide a detailed insight into
the range and depth of digital attacks taking place and include the impact
of the start of the war with Iraq. They can be ordered from the
Intelligence Unit]
