China Most Threatening Cyberspace Force, U.S, Panel Says

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/china-most-threatening-cyberspace-force-u-s-panel-says.html

By Tony Capaccio
Bloomberg
Nov 5, 2012

China is “the most threatening actor in cyberspace” as its intelligence 
agencies and hackers use increasingly sophisticated techniques to gain 
access to U.S. military computers and defense contractors, according to 
the draft of an annual report mandated by Congress.

Chinese hackers are moving into “increasingly advanced types of 
operations or operations against specialized targets,” such as sensors 
and apertures on deployed U.S. military platforms, according to the 
report.

“China’s persistence, combined with notable advancements in exploitation 
activities over the past year, poses growing challenges to information 
systems and their users,” the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review 
Commission said in the draft obtained by Bloomberg News. “Chinese 
penetrations of defense systems threaten the U.S. military’s readiness 
and ability to operate.”

A U.S. intelligence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to 
discuss classified matters, described as relentless China’s efforts to 
blind or disrupt U.S. intelligence and communications satellites, 
weapons targeting systems, and navigation computers.

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