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DHS warns of ‘Anonymous’ new recruiting attempts

DHS is advising cyber staffs in the public and private sectors to watch for attempts by the hacker group to recruit ideologically dissatisfied, sympathetic empl...

Federal News Network Staff

September 6, 2011 10:30 am

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The Homeland Security Department is worried about what hacker group Anonymous might have planned next.

A new bulletin warns the private sector and government security communities to be on the lookout for planned activities, Computer World reports. DHS is advising cyber staffs to watch for attempts by the group to recruit ideologically dissatisfied, sympathetic employees to its cause.

Anonymous has also been using Twitter to try to convince people in the financial sector to give up information, but so far it hasn’t worked. DHS, announcing the warning through its National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center now says the hackers might resort to coercion or blackmail.

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