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Chinese Hack Attacks on DoD Networks Coordinated

Posted by Zonk on from the man-your-battlestations dept.

An anonymous reader writes " The Naval Network Warfare Command says that Chinese hackers are relentlessly targeting Defense Department networks with cyber attacks. The 'volume, proficiency and sophistication' of the attacks supports the theory that the attacks are government supported. The motives of the attacks emanating from China include technology theft, intelligence gathering, exfiltration, research on DOD operations and the creation of dormant presences in DOD network for future action. Onlookers warn that current US defenses against these attacks are 'dysfunctional', and that more aggressive measures should be taken to ensure government network safety."

6 of 295 comments (clear)

  1. network class != people acting by rjdegraaf · · Score: 0, Troll

    It may also be possible that people from other nations route their hack through China.

    But I guess it suits the political agenda of the US better.

  2. Government supported? by dema · · Score: 0, Troll

    The 'volume, proficiency and sophistication' of the attacks supports the theory that the attacks are government supported.

    Interesting, that would lead me to the conclusion that its obviously NOT government supported. Maybe we need to model the US government more closely after China's.

  3. Why are they still "Most Favored Nation" ??! by gd23ka · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why indeed?

    And call me troll all you want but why can't they hack our
    computers if they make them in the first place?

  4. Re:Far outstripping other attackers by webmistressrachel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hee hee you sound like you're astroturfing, it furthers the policy of the New World Order to keep the pathetic FUD regarding China, terrorism, and so on going.

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  5. Why even route Chinese IP address space? by HighOrbit · · Score: 0, Troll

    We could just have our own "great firewall" and stop all Chinese traffic. ICANN and the US could (perhaps should) just deallocate Chinese ip space. Make all Chinese ip addresses non-routable. That would also cut down on a bunch of spam and zombies too.

    Does anybody have any legitimate reason to route to china, beside exporting jobs to the offshore factories (which is AFAIAC another good reason to shut down their IP space)?

    Time to start looking out for our own interests and cut these jokers afloat.

  6. Re:Far outstripping other attackers by sumdumass · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sure, we did that in Iraq,
    Umm, no we did not.

    Everything else, I would agree with but this is so far out there, I'm not sure you actualy believe it.