hypocritexposer
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This information is timely, isn't it. Just in time to pass the Cybersecurity Bill. Will having the authority to shut down the internet cut down on these "intrusions"?
Why would this info. even be released to the public? Take necessary precaustions so it does not happen again, and warn the Chinese and Russians that security in these matters is taken very seriously. If it continues it might even be taken as an act of war.
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,513121,00.html
Why would this info. even be released to the public? Take necessary precaustions so it does not happen again, and warn the Chinese and Russians that security in these matters is taken very seriously. If it continues it might even be taken as an act of war.
Cyberspies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid, Leave Software That Could Disrupt System
Tuesday , April 07, 2009
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Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. 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 U.S. 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.
"The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid," said a senior intelligence official. "So have the Russians."
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The espionage appeared pervasive across the U.S. and doesn't target a particular company or region, said a former Department of Homeland Security official. "There are intrusions, and they are growing," the former official said, referring to electrical systems. "There were a lot last year."
Many of the intrusions were detected not by the companies in charge of the infrastructure but by U.S. intelligence agencies, officials said. Intelligence officials worry about cyber attackers taking control of electrical facilities, a nuclear power plant or financial networks via the Internet.
Authorities investigating the intrusions have found software tools left behind that could be used to destroy infrastructure components, the senior intelligence official said. He added, "If we go to war with them, they will try to turn them on."
Officials said water, sewage and other infrastructure systems also were at risk.
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