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Iranians, Russians, and Chinese Hackers Are After You, Says Lawmaker

Posted by Unknown on from the they're-after-our-tubes dept.

Velcroman1 writes "The House Intelligence Committee is warning that 'time is running out' before the next major cyberattack: The Russians, Iranians, Chinese, and others are likely already on your computer. 'You have criminal organizations trying to get into your personal computer and steal your personal stuff. And by the way, the Chinese are probably on your computer, the Russians are probably on your personal computer, the Iranians are already there,' House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R.-MI) said. 'They're trying to steal things that they think are valuable or use your computer to help them steal from someone else,' he said. 'That's a real problem.'"

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  1. So we need to snoop on your PC too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    just to make sure they aren't and for your own protection.....

  2. Wow..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The linked article says it all. Nothing but more fearmongering from Fox News, and promotion of CISPA. Someone needs to have their editor's permissions revoked. oh wait....

  3. Oh noes... by SmSlDoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The real problem is normal users that do not really know what is happening on their computers and really do not care.
    It always brings me back to images of windows users with 20 different toolbars loaded in to IE.