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Chinese Hackers Infiltrate US Army Database, Compromise Safety of Dams

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-ya-neck dept.

coolnumbr12 writes "Chinese hackers have infiltrated a sensitive U.S. Army database that contains information about the vulnerabilities of thousands of dams located throughout the United States. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams (NID) has raised concerns that information gathered in the hack could help China carry out a cyber-attack on the national electrical power grid."

3 of 256 comments (clear)

  1. This crosses one of Obama's famous red lines. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You guys have nine years to knock that shit off or there is gonna be trouble.

  2. Just got to say by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dam these Chinese!

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    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  3. Re:Lazy execs or engineers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anything behind a barbed wire fence should never be connected to the Internet.

    Earl! Unplug the cows!