Governments using Internet espionage is nothing new. I've been posting links about this for a long time and suggesting it is more prevalent than we think here. So is this really "on the rise" or is it that people are just noticing it? I've been digging in the Internet trenches here for years and seeing oddities that look like a bit more than a 13 year old kid messing around...Whatever the reality is, I am glad someone is noticing:
Cyberattacks by Governments