China 'hacked' into Pentagon defence system

[defendandprotect]

China 'hacked' into Pentagon defence system
By Demetri Sevastopuloin Washington and Richard McGregor in,Beijing

Published: September 4 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 4 2007 03:00

The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American officials.

The Pentagon acknowledged shutting down part of a computer system serving the office ofRobert Gates, defence secretary, but declined to say who it believed was behind the attack.

Current and former officials have told the Financial Times that an internal investigation has revealed that the incursion came from the People's Liberation Army.

One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack. Another person familiar with the event said there was a "very high level of confidence . . . trending towards total certainty" that the PLA was responsible. The defence ministry in Beijing declined to comment yesterday

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f25940e-5a7e-11dc-9bcd-0000779fd2ac.html

Apologies if this has been posted before -- but I didn't see it --

[AnotherGreenWorld]

1. That's interesting.

Thanks for posting this.

[Double T]

2. When YOU turn over all of your manufacturing and technology..........

to the largest communist country in the world, what the hell do YOU expect THEM to do. Our national security has NEVER been in greater danger because of washington, corporate america and wall street's need for insatiable greed. pathetic.

[lonestarnot]

3. We wouldn't want them bored with all that new stuff so soon.

They might ask for a refund!

[Ravy]

4. This could be *good* news.

Maybe now China has acquired military plans that will leave them bankrupt, too.

[Kip Humphrey]

5. Everybody is watching... the mobilization... for the Iranium War...

things are afoot...