Chinese military 'hacked into Pentagon' (maybe)

[donsu]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=VB24X0HUZWGVLQFIQMFCFGGAVCBQYIV0?xml=/news/2007/09/04/wchina204.xml


The Chinese military shut down the Pentagon's computer network for more than a week during an unprecedented cyber attack, according to leaked reports of an internal investigation.

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However, American officials claim the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been implicated.

One US official told the Financial Times that an internal investigation had revealed the exact provenance of the attack in June this year, believed to be the most successful cyber attack ever carried out on the Pentagon.

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A few days before the Pentagon breach, Chinese hackers were accused of infiltrating German government computers.

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, raised the issue with China's premier, Wen Jiabao, in a visit to Beijing and afterwards the Chinese Foreign ministry pledged to take "firm and effective action" to combat international computer hacking.
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sounds like a scene Karen Hughes thought up

[whistle]

1. Maybe? Do you think it might have been a false flag operation by

...the Pentagon's own black operations?

[donsu]

2. yeah, that thought came to mind after adding in the Germans

nt

[Vilis Veritas]

3. Chinese. The next boogeyman. n/t

[onehandle]

4. President Bush, Invade China now!

The Chinese are poisoning our citizens and now are attacking the Pentagon.

Will Bush just sit there and wait for a more direct attack or invasion of the homeland?

Don't be a wimp, chimp. Invade China now!

:crazy:

[kineneb]

5. they probably did

Given enough time and cleverness, your average "script-kiddie" could do the same thing, and they probably have- without being reported upon. The only good firewall is a complete air gap. If there is an outside connection, someone will somehow be able to get in. (This info from Hubby and Mom, both of whom have/do work in IT.) This is why computer security should be taken a great deal more seriously.

Gad, I hope they are not running an older Microsoft product... talk about back doors...