China Hijacked 15% Of US Internet Traffic-And No One Noticed -- The Next WebThe Internet, though ironically created for communications during a nuclear war, is based on trust. The trust that all nodes on the Internet are equal and when connecting from one website to another the connections will take the shortest or fastest route. But what if someone said that they were the best route, best no matter what? What would happen is that all Internet traffic would pass through that point. That’s exactly what China did for 18 minutes last April:
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More News On China's Interception Of Web Traffic
US Government and Military Websites Redirected to Chinese Servers -- ABC News
Cyber Experts Have Proof That China Has Hijacked U.S.-Based Internet Traffic -- National Defense
China telecom briefly hijacked U.S. Web traffic: panel -- Reuters
China hijacks 15% of internet, inluding military data -- Federal News Radio
15 percent of the world's Internet traffic was hijacked to China, in April -- Examiner
Internet Traffic from U.S. Government Websites Was Redirected Via Chinese Servers -- FOX News
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My Comment: Even though this "interception" was only 15% of U.S. traffic for 18 minutes .... that is still a lot of data and information. What is my take .... as China becomes the world's #1 user of the internet, this ability to influence and manipulate the world wide web to serve Chinese interests should not surprise anyone. If anything .... this should be a wake call to all of us on what China is capable of today .... and more importantly .... what they will be capable of in the future as their technologies and expertise increases with time.
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