Wednesday, September 11, 2002
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Wednesday, 11 September, 2002, 11:00 GMT 12:00 UK
Conflict against Iraq begins online


As US gears up for war, digital attacks also increase

The US may not yet have gone to war with Iraq but in cyberspace the conflict has already begun.
According to security firm mi2g three major attacks were launched against computer systems hosted by the AOL TimeWarner network on 8 September.

A pro-Islamic hacking group dubbed USG (Unix Security Guards) was responsible.