Submission + - China's Cyber-Militia
D. J. Keenan writes: "Computer hackers in China, including those working on behalf of the
Chinese government and military, have penetrated deeply into the
information systems of U.S. companies and government agencies, stolen
proprietary information from American executives in advance of their
business meetings in China, and, in a few cases, gained access to electric
power plants in the United States, possibly triggering two recent and
widespread blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to U.S.
government officials and computer-security experts — according to the cover
story of the current issue of National Journal."
