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"US analysts believe an anonymous-looking Shanghai tower block is at the heart of a series of hacking attacks by China's military."
The report was first detailed in The New York Times, which said that the hacking group’s focus was increasingly on companies that work with American infrastructure, including the power grid, gas lines and waterworks
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned in October that the United States was facing a threat that amounted to “cyber Pearl Harbor” and raised the specter of intentionally derailed trains, contaminated water and widespread blackouts
Vital systems do not have to be taken down for very long or across a particularly widespread area, the experts noted, to cause social disorder and to spread fear and anxiety among the population.
While the report Tuesday focused on China, the experts also highlighted Iran as a concern. That is because China, as a “rational actor” state, knows that a major cyberattack against the United States could be construed as an act of war and would damaging critical economic cooperation between the U.S. and China.
Originally posted by CristobalColonic
"US analysts believe an anonymous-looking Shanghai tower block is at the heart of a series of hacking attacks by China's military."
Chinese Military's 'Global Hacking HQ Found'
So... given Obama has declared that there will be no distinction made between cyber attacks and the traditional, tangible 'pew-pew' variety, should we be expecting WTC7- esque "fire" (read: a laser-guided missile) to raze this building to the ground in the not-to-distant future?
Or is Obama all bark and no bite? Are the yan'kee yella?!
Originally posted by Connman
Let me get this straight. This is News? I already figured they were a long time ago.
"The Chinese Defence Department accused the United States of conducting systematic hacking against China's military, with more than 140000 break-in attempts in the last month alone. The accusation came after a US report China was doing the same thing."