This week's roundup has China claiming it is the victim of American and Japanese cyber criminals, a study that found hacktivists steal more than actual criminals and a scam targeting Megaupload users. China blames U.S., Japan for increasing number of cyber attacks: China is now the number one target in the world for cyber attacks, and most of those attacks come from abroad, according to a study by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Co-ordination Center of China. The report says 8.9 million Chinese computers were attacked by 47,000 overseas IP addresses last year. The report also claims most of those IP addresses were located in Japan, the United States and South Korea, and that 1,116 domestic websites were tampered with by overseas-based hackers. Hacktivists ‘steal more than criminals’: A study by Verizon found groups like Anonymous and LulzSec responsible for 58 percent of all data stolen from large corporations last year. The annual analysis of data breaches found a huge rise in politically-motivated attacks. According to the report, hacktivists are particularly hard to defend against because their attack strategies are much harder to predict. The study reported 174 million records were stolen in 855 incidents around the world last year. Megaupload victims targeted by criminals: Innocent users of the locked-down Megaupload file-sharing service are getting fake legal shakedown letters. The letters look like they come from a law firm claiming to represent movie and music firms Sony, EMI, Universal and Paramount. They offer recipients a “no good, must miss” opportunity to settle out of court. As TorrentFreak notes: “No specific copyright works are named and the claim is missing the usual ‘cease and desist’ element common to these schemes. Furthermore, according to a OnlineKosten, any cash payments made would end up at an address in Slovakia.” SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe U.S. ISPs sign on to FCC cybersecurity plan: AT&T, CenturyLink, Comcast, Cox, Sprint, Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, Verizon and other ISPs have signed on to a voluntary agreement with the FCC’s Communications, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council. The agreement asks the ISPs to: Take steps to detect botnet activity on their networks; help customers identify when their computer is infected; and offer assistance in dealing with it Implement best practices for better securing the Domain Name System–this is still far short of calling for full implementation of DNSSEC. Work together to implement new technologies and practices to reduce the number of attacks on the routing infrastructure. Related content opinion Why Bitcoins are Just as Viable as Any Other Currency The true value of any currency is a reflection of how much people believe it's worth, according to CIO blogger Constantine von Hoffman. But it's wise to remember just how fast beliefs can change. By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 15, 2013 4 mins Government Technology Industry opinion No Surprise: Docs Show Obama Administration Lying About Drones President Obama has repeatedly said drones would only be used against members of al Qaida and allied groups. However, leaked intelligence documents show the administration has been using them to settle political and tribal feuds for at least four yea By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 10, 2013 3 mins Regulation Government opinion How Big Data Can Quickly Become Big Garbage The bigger the data the bigger the chance of mistakes or inaccuracies. In that vein, a large database used by retailers to screen people accused of stealing from employers is identifying innocent people and could result in major lawsuits, according t By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 04, 2013 2 mins Big Data opinion Why Crazy Trumps Logic on the Internet The earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. 9/11 was a government conspiracy. These are just a few of the many ideas that continue to find adherents online despite overwhelming proof that they're not based on fact. CIO.com blogger Constantine von By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 02, 2013 3 mins Government Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe