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A few weeks after the CDC was established, it became a target of a group of hackers known as the “n0n4m3 crew,” or the No Name Crew. The hackers broke into the CDC networks and stole information from a program used by German police to help track criminals.[140] Two of the hackers involved were subsequently tracked down and arrested, but the successful attack on the CDC is likely to increase the focus and resources allotted on the center by the German government to avoid further embarrassment.
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[139] Jorge Benitez, “Germany establishes new Cyber Defense Center,” The Atlantic Council, June 16, 2011, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.acus.org/natosource/germany-establishes-new-cyber-defense-center.
[140] Brian Donohue, “Hacking Crew Attacks German National Cyber Defense Center,” Threat Post, July 22, 2011, accessed August 30, 2011, http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/hacking-crew-attacks-german-national-cyber-defense-center-072211.
India
In August 2010 the Indian government told its agencies to enhance their capabilities in cyber warfare.[141] The strategy directed government agencies to develop capabilities to break into networks of unfriendly countries, set up hacker laboratories, set up a testing facility, develop countermeasures, and set up CERTs for several sectors. The agencies at the forefront of this strategy were the National Technical Research Organization, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Defense Research and Development Organization.[142]
Not long after the strategy was announced, India discovered a Chinese variant of the Stuxnet worm in Indian installations. India has since stepped up efforts in its offensive cyber capabilities.[143] In December 2010 hackers from the Pakistan Cyber Army defaced India’s Central Bureau of Investigation, which was supposed to be one of the nation’s most secure websites.[144] This attack caused the Indian government to call for increased capabilities in cyber security. The increasing focus on cyber security is evident through the planning of India’s second cyber warfare conference, which will be held in November 2011.[145]
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[141] Thomas K. Thomas, “India goes on the offensive in cyber warfare,” The Hindu Business Line, August 3, 2011, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/article1000443.ece?ref=archive.
[142] “India to increase its cyberwarfare capabilities,” The Cybernaut, September 5, 2010, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.thecybernaut.org/2010/09/india-to-increase-its-cyberwarfare-capabilities/.
[143] Surinder Khanna, “The secret cyber war between India and China accelerates,” India Daily, October 10, 2010, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/21800.asp.
[144] “Hacked by ‘Pakistan Cyber Army', CBI website still not restored,” NDTV, December 4, 2010, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/hacked-by-pakistan-cyber-army-cbi-website-still-not-restored-70568?cp.
[145] “India’s Only Dedicated Military Cyber Security Conference,” Cyber Security India, accessed August 30, 2011, http://www.iqpc.com/Event.aspx?id=548338.
Iran
In 2010 the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) set up its first official cyber warfare division.[146] Since then, its budget and focus has indicated the intention of growing these cyber warfare capabilities. Education is considered a top priority in the strategy, with increased attention to computer engineering-specific cyber security programs. The IRGC budget on cyber capabilities is estimated to be US$76 million. The IRGC’s cyber warfare capabilities are believed to include the following weapons: compromised counterfeit computer software, wireless data communications jammers, computer viruses and worms, cyber data collection exploitation, computer and network