“ews last week that a U.S. government report alleged Chinese telecom companies were likely spying on U.S. firms comes at a time when Chinese companies are getting hacked into like never before. Including from computer systems in the U.S.” Source:Rise In U.S. Hacker Attacks Against China – Forbes
“Iran is claiming to have successfully deflected yet another large scale cyber attack on critical infrastructure in the country, this time targeted at its offshore oil installations. A brief report on the Iranian Students’ News Agency site on Monday seemed to accuse Israel and China of being behind an attack on the National Iranian Offshore [...]
“The U.S. Cyber Command’s top intelligence officer accused China on Thursday of persistent efforts to pierce Pentagon computer networks and said a proposal was moving forward to boost the cyber command in the U.S. military hierarchy.” Source:US cyber warrior accuses China of targeting Pentagon | Reuters
“Cyberattacks can amount to armed attacks triggering the right of self-defense and are subject to international laws of war, the State Department’s top lawyer said Tuesday. Spelling out the U.S. government’s position on the rules governing cyberwarfare, Harold Koh, the department’s legal adviser, said a cyber-operation that results in death, injury or significant destruction would [...]
“The Iranian government recently conducted a major cyber attack on a major U.S. financial institution that a military intelligence report said is a sign Tehran is waging covert war against the West.” Source: Pentagon Joint Staff: Iran cyber attacks, terrorism reveal Tehran engaged in covert war on the West | Washington Free Beacon
“Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare.” Source: Cyber clues link U.S. to new computer viruses | Reuters
“Other nations are increasingly employing cyber attacks without ‘any sense of restraint,’ a top U.S. cybersecurity official said on Friday, citing ‘reckless’ behaviors that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union would have dared at the height of Cold War tensions.” Source: Cyber attacks grow increasingly reckless, official says | Reuters
“A Japanese military panel on Friday released a new set of guidelines for dealing with cyber attacks against the nation, saying that in certain circumstances they could warrant a military response.” Source: Japanese Defense Panel: Cyber Attacks Can Be Basis for Military Self Defense | PCWorld Business Center
“Deep in Iran’s nuclear facilities, gas centrifuges used to enrich uranium began spinning erratically: fast, then slow, then fast, until they failed. First dozens, then hundreds, then an estimated 1,000 centrifuges were disabled that way, delaying Iran’s nuclear program by up to 18 months. The cause of the failures — first disclosed in 2010 — [...]
“There was a time, not all that long ago, when the U.S. military wouldn’t even whisper about its plans to hack into opponents’ networks. Now America’s armed forces can’t stop talking about it. The latest example comes from the U.S. Air Force, which last week announced its interest in methods ‘to destroy, deny, degrade, disrupt, [...]
