Article: There are many ways of being a spy/secret agent for a country. (Kids: name a few ways of spying). One way that has emerged only recently is "cyber-espionage," which means spying by breaking into other country's websites and stealing important information. (Kids: what type of information would they be looking to steal? How would they use it? Who would they give it to?)
Recently, Iranian hackers, called the Ajax Security Team, have broken into 77 U.S. defense companies' websites. The U.S. discovered this while analyzing certain codes. One way the Ajax Team hacked is by creating a fake website which looked almost identical to a real defense website. They then emailed company employees, inviting them to register at the fake site. Once they did, the users were asked to install special software that allowed the hackers access to company information. An old way they used to hack was by flooding a website with users, causing the site to crash and then gaining access to information. According to analysts, this shows that Iran is getting more sophisticated in its espionage techniques.
(Kids: what are ways you can protect yourself from cyber-crimes when you surf the web?)
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