U.S. Officials Say China's Cyber Army Is Infiltrating Critical American Infrastructure

Analysts believe that China's military has changed its strategy from intelligence-gathering to infiltration in a bid to sew chaos should war break out  

Daily Mail: Chinese-affiliated hacking groups infiltrated critical American infrastructure, including Hawaii water utility and at least one oil and gas pipeline, US officials say 

* More than two dozen high-value targets have been attacked in the last year alone as China seeks to inflict 'societal chaos' in the event of war 

* Beijing is by-passing hi-tech firewalls by targeting ordinary employees 

* It comes as tensions grow over Taiwan, with targets in Hawaii and Guam at the top of the Chinese hit list 

Chinese hackers are positioning themselves inside critical US infrastructure by targeting careless office workers in a bid to cause 'societal chaos' from within should war break out. 

Beijing's military have burrowed into more than 20 major suppliers in the last year alone including a water utility in Hawaii, a major West Coast port and at least one oil and gas pipeline, analysts have revealed. 

They have bypassed elaborate cyber security systems by intercepting passwords and log-ins unguarded by junior employees, leaving China 'sitting on a stockpile of strategic' vulnerabilities.  

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Update #1: China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services (Washington Post) 

Update #2: China’s cyber army infiltrating US: Report (American Military News)  

WNU Editor: Another sign that the Pentagon is prepping us for war .... China, Russia will use cyber to sow chaos if war starts, Pentagon says (C4ISRNet).