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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Terrorist groups lack the capability to launch a damaging Internet-based attack on the United States, and foreign governments are probably behind many online spying attempts, FBI officials said on Wednesday. Al-Qaida and similar groups do not have the ability to disable power plants, airports and other "critical infrastructure" through the Internet, said FBI Assistant Director Louis Reigel, who heads the enforcement agency's Cyber Division.
"There's nothing on my desk, or the director's desk, that would cause any concern today," Reigel told reporters in a briefing at FBI headquarters.
Peter Trahon, who heads the FBI unit that handles computer intrusions, added, "We're not aware of any plan to attack U.S. infrastructure."
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