Hackers working from what was once the communist bloc have been attacking government and industry in an attempt to gain military and technological secrets and they are now targeting key elements of the national infrastructure. The security services fear the technology they are using could fall into the hands of al-Qaeda who may also try to steal military secrets and launch cyber attacks that could close down essential services. The Government has announced it is launching a new Cyber Security Operations Centre to counter the threat, bringing together the expertise of MI5, the GCHQ listening centre in Cheltenham and the Metropolitan Police.
