US Electricity Grid Reportedly Penetrated By Spies

phantomfive worries about a report in the Wall Street Journal ("Makes me want to move to the country and dig a well") that in recent years a number of cyber attacks against US infrastructure have been launched over the Internet: "Cyberspies have penetrated the US electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials. The spies came from China, Russia, and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the US electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven't sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war."

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China and Russia?

[Thanshin]

China, Russia, and other countries,

So you mean there are people capable of hacking the US energy grid but who can't start the attacks from a hacked box in Madagascar?

"Who's attacking us?"
"Sir, the attacks come from half a million infected machines all around the world."
"From all coutries?"
"Yes, sir."
"So China and Russia too?"
"Hmm, Yes, of course, sir"
"Damn commies... We should've nuked them a long time ago."