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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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  1. Re:You'd think... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    More research by the crack staff of historians and technologists on the Slashdot board was needed to verify the authenticity of the story. We can't just go posting any old myth and heresay article, now can we?

  2. Re:yay china by Matrix12 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let's hear it for FR; First reply!

  3. Re:Hey everybody! by rapid+prototype · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    if i had mod points, i'd mod this 'funny' as well as the referred goatse post. actually quite funny, better than most attempts at humor on the site...

    -rp

  4. Re:My take on this? by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hell, I'm an educated, straight, white, christian, american male, aged 18-35... I might as well be satan himself as far as the rest of the world is concerned...

    You lose. Replace "christian" with "jewish".

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  5. Re:Anyone here who has faith and trust in the US g by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot -- where those who suggest the CIA just might not be as Holy as the Vatican itself get modded down as trolls.

  6. Re:My take on this? by Mr_Perl · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    YOU lose, replace Jewish with Athiest.

    Gee, do I win the pity party prize?

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  7. Re:To heck w/ cyberwar by phyxeld · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Participate in The(Hopefully)Great Slashdot Blackout
    Hey, shouldn't you be, like, not posting on slashdot this week?

    Practice what you preach, etc ,etc...
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  8. Re:To heck w/ T(H)GSB by locoluis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would have moderated you as Off-topic, but we agree. :)