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Hackers Are Often US Allies: Report

THE US may have designated Iran, Iraq and North Korea as its “axis of evil”, but a detailed studying of cyber-terrorism has found most hacking originates from the nation`s traditional allies. A report by internet security group Riptech finds only 1 per cent of hacking over the past six months originated from countries on the US State Department`s Watch List. About 84 per cent of the activity came from Kuwait, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia and Iran. Iraq, Syria, North Korea and Libya did not generate any reports of hacking, despite being designated “state sponsors of terrorism”. Full Story