CIA Warns China Might Be Planning Cyber Attack

malibucreek writes "The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the CIA is warning of possible cyber-terrorism against U.S. and Taiwanese computer systems by the Chinese Army. Or, China could just launch a massive denial-of-service attack by sending billions of "GET HERBAL VIAGRA" e-mails from the .cn TLD." The article has a reasonable amount of information and is probably worth a read if you're curious about what could be a real big deal in the future.

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I think I found it

[swb]

Try this:

http://ftp.apnic.net/stats/apnic/apnic-2002-04-0 1

It shows APNIC assignments. You have to grep through the list to get just the CN assignments. It's a big, ugly, long list of 366 netblocks. 53 /16s and 300+ /24s.

I'm gonna add it to the filter(s) at home and see what it does before I fubar the office with it.

Re:My take on this?

[FurryFeet]

Well, I'm an educated, straight, white, christian, mexican male, aged 18-35, living in Mexico, and I don't envy you a damn thing.
I own a nice house and have a job doing what I love. I can walk on the street at night without fear of being shot by any maniac who bought a gun at the seven eleven, and my governmente is not breathing down my neck to protect Disney's encryption schemes. And, most of all, I don't feel like the world should envy me, nor do I confuse material prosperoty with hapiness.
Reread your message, and realize why a lot of people dislike americans. A hint: It has nothing to do with having; it has to do with the way you are. You are the Microsoft of the world.

Dear me, I think I just trolled a troll.

Re:My take on this?

[Iamthefallen]

Actually yes, I made that little comparison in a post some months ago, the US is the MS of the world. Just as Billy boy can't accept that he's not loved by all and that MS products aren't the answer to life, the universe and everything, the US cannot accept that they're not loved by all and that some of its actions aren't really done for the good of the world.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the US, but, the actions, methods and politics of the US goverment leaves a lot to be desired from this point of view, and that criticism tends to be taken by americans as an attack on their person and they step in to defend their nation ano matter what the case presented is.