Friday, March 14, 2008

China-U.S. hacking war

Is the United States under attack again? Recent reports have the U.S. military not quite blaming the Chinese military for <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/The-Secret-ChinaUS-Hacking-War/?kc=EWKNLNAV031408STR2">a long string of cyber-attacks</A> against U.S. military computers. It sure sounds like they believe it, but they're not quite saying it. Also left unsaid is how much actual damage and compromise has happened already.

A Wall Street Journal article described how military networks are increasingly the targets of hackers. The targets are not limited to actual Department of Defense networks, but can also include defense industries and think tanks. The full article is available only to subscribers. Another detailed article on the same material is available on DailyTech.

News Timeline



From Our Sponsor