Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hacking: Made in China

The Obama administration has explicitly accused China’s military of mounting attacks on American government computer systems and defense contractors, speculating that one motive could be to map military capabilities that could be exploited during a crisis.

While some recent estimates have more than 90 percent of cyber-espionage in the United States originating in China, the accusations relayed in the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress were remarkable in their directness.