We have seen quite a few stories lately of governments reportedly hacking into other governments but, surprisingly, these stories get little media attention. No blood, no violence, no sex… no interest. Disappointing. This is a new battleground and our government better defend it vigorously. If not, it’s the media’s responsibility to bring it to light for correction. For now, we’ll reserve judgement on whether or not our media or government is “doing their job” but I hope someone’s not asleep at the switch when it’s important to act.
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Several nations and groups are trying to break into the US military’s computer system, the Pentagon said Tuesday after reports China’s military had successfully hacked into the network.
The Chinese military’s cyber-attack was carried out in June following months of efforts, the London-based Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing unnamed current and former US officials.
Officials had told the paper the attack was by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and that it led to the shutdown of a computer system serving the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Patrick Ryder, a US Defense Department spokesman, declined to comment on the reported Chinese attack but said the Pentagon “aggressively monitors its networks for intrusions and has appropriate procedures to address” them.
“We know that a number of nations and groups are actively developing these capabilities,” he told AFP.
“We have seen attempts by a variety of state and non-state sponsored organizations to gain unauthorized access to, or otherwise degrade, DoD (Department of Defense) information systems,” he said without identifying them.
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This post was written by Veg on September 4, 2007
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