From the BBC: "The number of hacker attacks was up to 5,830 in August -- the highest monthly number to date. Security firm mi2g, which reported the findings, sees the rise as a trend that will continue, and predicted that 2002 could have as many as 45,000 total hack attacks worldwide. DK Matai, chairman of mi2g, told the BBC that the chaos in cyberspace could worsen if the U.S. invades Iraq, as the western world may encounter a barrage of counterattacks from Arab, Islamic fundamentalist and anti-American sects." Okay, so what is a "hack attack"? Does port-scanning count?