Congress needs to take action to deflect the growing threat of Chinese cyber-espionage against the U.S., a U.S. commission recommends in a new report.
Released today, the 500-page annual report to Congress by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission details various security issues concerning China. But the commission expressed particular fear over the country's ongoing cyberwarfare efforts.
Calling China the "most threatening actor in cyberspace," the report found that in 2012, Chinese state-sponsored hackers continued to target computers systems run by the U.S. government and military as well those maintained in the private sector. Most of those campaigns used basic "hacking" techniques, but some showed a new level of sophistication. And even those employing basic tactics proved to be effective.
"Hackers in China have waged aggressive cyber espionage campaigns targeting a wide range of U.S. and international military, government, commercial, and other nongovernmental organizations," the report said. "These hackers seek to compromise targets ranging from smart phones to deployed military platforms, such as naval ships at sea."
The report also pointed a finger at various Chinese military departments as sources of cyberwarfare. One specific department of China's People's Liberation Army was singled out as pot... [Read more]
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