City Braces Itself For Cyber Attacks. For Cyber Attacks.
Hackers plan day of action in global protest at capitalism.
Corporate UK and the City of London are bracing themselves against a hackers' onslaught as part of a global protest against capitalism, writes Lisa Kelly. The CCU is also warning large companies in other sectors to shore up their cyber defences. Businesses around the world will be targeted by demonstrations timed to coincide with a G8 meeting in Germany of the world's seven richest nations plus Russia. As well as street demos by groups such as Class War and Reclaim the Streets, hackers will target banks and city institutions to try to bring the city to a halt. Protesters plan to sabotage ATMs, while hackers will seek to prevent online banking and trading.