Chinese Spies May Have Put Chips In US Planes

From Times Of India:

WASHINGTON: The Chinese cyber spies have penetrated so deep into the US system — ranging from its secure defence network, banking system,
electricity grid to putting spy chips into its defence planes — that it can cause serious damage to the US any time, a top US official on counter-intelligence has said.

“Chinese penetrations of unclassified DoD networks have also been widely reported. Those are more sophisticated, though hardly state of the art,” said National Counterintelligence Executive, Joel Brenner, at the Austin University Texas last week, according to a transcript made available on Wednesday.

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My Comment: When I read news reports like this, I am never surprised when I read the following news reports.

Will Obama Get A Big Red 'Kill The Internet' Button? -- ITWire

A draft bill introduced by two US Senators seeks to give President Obama a second big red button: one that could nuke American Internet connectivity during a 'cybersecurity emergency' in the interests of national security.

Every government around the world, it seems, wants a piece of the Internet. The Brits and the Swedes want to monitor it, the Chinese want to censor it, and now the Americans want the power to kill it.

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