China Is Vulnerable To A Cyber-Attack

China Open To Cyber-Attack -- Washington Times

Vulnerability of dams, pipelines lies in software.

Dams, oil and gas pipelines, factories and other computer-controlled infrastructure are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks in China than in other countries, security specialists say.

The effectiveness of such an attack was demonstrated last year when the Stuxnet computer worm slowed Iran’s nuclear program by taking control of and disabling hundreds of uranium-enriching centrifuges.

A cyber-attack on China’s computer-controlled infrastructure would imperil the world’s second-largest economy, which likely would affect the economies of Beijing’s trading partners, including the United States.

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My Comment: The focus has always been on how vulnerable western economies are to a cyber-attack .... it is interesting to read how some of our possible adversaries may also be susceptible to the same type of attacks.