Says GCHQ Chief”
Source: Foreign and Commonwealth Office suffered a “significant” attack on its computer systems this summer. GCHQ director Iain Lobban said the amount of e-crime and attacks on government and industry systems continued to be “disturbing” Lobban called for an “inclusive” approach to cyber security and asked for the IT industry to contribute its expertise. He said that a “parallel black economy” where cyber dollars are traded for credit card details of UK citizens was also developing. Foreign Secretary William Hague added that on illegal websites, credit card Details are being traded for just 70p.”]