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Cyber-attacks by China proven against US Government
computers
This article called "Red
Strom Rising", suggests that China is already committing
an act of war against the United States by attacking our military
infrastructure.
"They’re looking for your identity so
they can get into the network as you,” said Lord, adding that
Chinese hackers had yet to penetrate DOD’s secret, classified
network. “There is a nation-state threat by the Chinese.”
People’s Liberation Army writings in recent years have called
for the use of all means necessary, including—or
particularly—information warfare, to support or advance their
nation’s interests.
To China’s PLA, attacks against DOD systems would be the first
salvo in a long-term strategy to cripple the U.S. military’s
ability to communicate and deliver precision weapons.
A big part of the strategy is the PLA’s civilian units—IT
engineers drawn from universities, institutes and corporations.
The PLA views these militias as its trump card and a way of
asserting virtual dominance to paralyze the United States and
other potential adversaries."
Is war looming with China?
If the US government defines Internet attacks
as an "act of war", then we could have a real problem, since there
are documented attacks from China against United States computer
systems:
"From at least 2003 to 2005, a series of
coordinated cyberattacks hit U.S. military, government and
contractor Web sites with abandon. The systematic intrusions,
collectively dubbed Titan Rain, attacked hundreds of government
computers.
Time magazine reported last year that the incursions originated
on a local network that connected to three routers in Guangdong
Province, though U.S. officials still offer only generic
comments about this and other published reports about Titan
Rain."
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