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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:47 AM Apr 2015

Obama authorizes sanctions to combat cyberattacks

Source: AFP

Washington (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday authorized imposing economic sanctions on US and foreign hackers, allowing the government to block the assets of persons involved in cyber attacks on US targets.

"Cyber threats pose one of the most serious economic and national security challenges to the United States, and my administration is pursuing a comprehensive strategy to confront them," Obama said as he issued the executive order.

Under the order, the US Treasury would be able to freeze or block assets of those involved in attacks on "critical" US computer networks, such as banking systems or electic power, or the theft of data such as credit card information.

"Cyber intrusions and attacks  --  many of them originating overseas  --  are targeting our businesses, stealing trade secrets, and costing American jobs. Iranian hackers have targeted American banks," Obama said in a blog post issued by the White House.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-authorizes-sanctions-combat-cyberattacks-133510857.html;_ylt=AwrBJSAc9RtVVRwAZV7QtDMD

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Obama authorizes sanctions to combat cyberattacks (Original Post) Bosonic Apr 2015 OP
Most cyber attacks come from China Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #1
I wish someone could find a way to locate and punish the assholes who write razorman Apr 2015 #2
 

Man from Pickens

(1,713 posts)
1. Most cyber attacks come from China
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 11:15 AM
Apr 2015

what are the chances that sanctions will actually be imposed on them after well over a decade of constant hacking and no action taken?

razorman

(1,644 posts)
2. I wish someone could find a way to locate and punish the assholes who write
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 11:40 AM
Apr 2015

and distribute the viruses that we all get occasionally and freeze our computer or wipe the hard drive and such.

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