Business Insider: The US Navy and its partners are 'under cyber siege' from Chinese hackers and are hemorrhaging national security secrets
* An internal review found that the US Navy and its industry partners are "under cyber siege" from Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers, among others, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
* Chinese hackers, accused of stealing boatloads of sensitive data on US military projects over the years, are reportedly considered the primary threat.
* The review paints a dire picture, one that comes despite neither the Navy nor the Pentagon knowing the full extent of the damage.
An internal US Navy review concluded that the service and its various industry partners are "under cyber siege" from Chinese hackers who are building Beijing's military capabilities while eroding the US's advantage, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Chinese hackers have repeatedly hit the Navy, defense contractors, and even universities that partner with the service.
"We are under siege," a senior Navy official told The Journal. "People think it's much like a deadly virus — if we don't do anything, we could die."
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Update: 'Under Siege': US Navy Reportedly Admits Its Cybersecurity in 'Dire' Situation (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: So much for Chinese President Xi's promise that China would not do this .... U.S., allies slam China for brazen cyberattacks as Trump administration indicts hackers (Politico).
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I wonder if in the future military brass will caution against going to war because while they aren't sure they feel the enemy has the ability to shut down their command and control systems through hacking leaving the country open to real attack.
What they are likely saying right now is that they are unable to defend the country because of hacker attacks and they don't know how to stop it other than maybe spouting harsh words. What they haven't said perhaps is, "don't worry folks we are doing it to them too" so they aren't about to launch a war on us either.
Could it be that in the end it will be the hackers that cause world peace?
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-03-03-hack-this-system-instructure-s-security-challenge-to-hackers
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