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At least 41 government websites have been hacked, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a statement June 16. Previously, the U.S. Senate, the International Monetary Fund, Citigroup, Sony and other departments and institutions have been hacked. A growing number of hacker attacks have sounded a wake-up call to global cyber security.

More than 40 Korean government agencies have recently been attacked by hackers. South Korea's Internet revitalization of the staff in the close monitoring network system.

Cyber attacks can cripple some of the most important infrastructure

Japan's Sony, Nintendo and other gaming companies with a large number of online user base, hackers ranked as the preferred target. Sony's websites in the U.S., Greece, Thailand, Indonesia and other locations have been illegally invaded in recent months. Hackers steal significant personal information, including user names, addresses, birthdays, e-mail, phone numbers and even credit card accounts. It is reported that the total number of users involved may be more than 100 million, Sony has become the largest large-scale information leakage incident. Although Sony has asked specialized security companies and the FBI to assist in the investigation, private information protection agencies in Europe and the United States have sought to hold Sony accountable. Nintendo, another Japanese gaming company, also said recently that its U.S. subsidiary operated a website that was hacked illegally, and that some of the server's information was leaked to the Internet.

In addition to multinational companies, hackers ' black hands have also extended to the banking system, which is extremely sensitive to the user's information and is related to financial security. Citigroup June 8 confirmed that hackers hacked into the bank's online banking account and consulted or copied about 210,000 North American bank card customers.

The International Monetary Fund also reported a hacking attack on June 11. According to an official of the organization, the International Monetary Fund's computer system was attacked in May by hackers, "sophisticated" and "serious", but did not affect the functioning of the computer system. However, it was also reported that the attack had caused the International Monetary Fund to lose some of its e-mails and documents. In addition, several multinationals such as Lockheed Martin and Google have also recently claimed to have been hacked.

Hacking attacks have also emerged in Europe, particularly in recent days, when some European institutions have been hit by cyber attacks. In January this year, the European Union's carbon trading market was forced to shut down in the face of cyber attacks, until April, when the European Commission's computer system was hacked into the day before the EU summit. Also in March, the French Ministry of Economic and Financial and industry computer systems were attacked by massive hackers, more than 150 computers. Nelli Cless, the European Commission's network security commissioner, said cyber attacks could paralyse some of the major infrastructure and cause long-term and massive losses, posing a real and growing threat.

US says it will treat high-level hacker attacks as "acts of war"

After the U.S. Senate website was invaded, a self-proclaimed "laughing" hacker group posted a statement on the Internet, acknowledging the launch of the cyber attack for the purpose of "fun". The group also claimed that they had attacked the website of Sony and Nintendo. Another cyber hacker group, Rourze Security, also said it was their successful invasion of the U.S. Senate's network system and published some Senate documents on the Internet. "Hacking is a very embarrassing thing," says John Bumgana, an expert in the US network security think-tank, who has almost boasted of a "claim" attack. ”

In order to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, the bank has upgraded its computer programs and will improve network security checks in the future. The federal government is considering measures to tighten cyber security as the US financial regulator attaches great importance to Citigroup's hacking attack. The Pentagon has also said it will treat high-level hacking as a "war act", and that the United States will have the right to take military action if it finds that cyber attacks come from a national government.

EU to tighten cyber security legislation to form cyber security forces

The experience of Sony and Nintendo has sounded a wake-up call for Japanese companies ' cyber security. In recent years, the number of targeted cyber attacks on specific enterprises has increased sharply in Japan, and the Ministry of Economy and Industry has asked domestic enterprises to strengthen the security management of information. The economic and Industrial Province believes that Sony's security management has two major loopholes: first, the company does not have the responsibility for information security, there is no abnormal notification system. This leads to the relatively slow communication between the company and the government after the attack, causing the problem to deteriorate and spread; the second is that the company holds the personal information of 77 million users, but has not given enough attention to the fragile network system. In response to the problems exposed by Sony, the Ministry of Economy and Industry has recently "instructed" Sony to strengthen its safety management system, to inform consumers about the release of credit card information, to ensure the security of customer credit card accounts, to share information within the company, and to strengthen collaboration.

The European Commission has announced the creation of a "Computer Emergency response Team" to prevent and respond to hacking attacks and ensure the safety of the European Union's computer networks. The group, comprising 10 computer and network technologists, will be responsible for safeguarding the security of computer networks of key EU institutions, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, district committees and the Economic and Social Council. The European Commission also called on Member States to establish such a group of technical experts to safeguard the security of computer networks in the country and the government's main institutions.

The European Union is tightening its cyber-security legislation to introduce tougher penalties for hacking attacks. The European Network Information Security Agency will also be modernized and its functions strengthened to help countries and individuals prevent and counter cyber attacks. The 27 Member States of the European Union will also work closely together to form cyber security forces within the framework of Europol.

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