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| Chinese spies may have put chips in US planes |
| 2009-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON: The Chinese cyber spies have penetrated so deep into the US system — ranging from its secure defence network, banking system, electricity grid to putting spy chips into its defence planes — that it can cause serious damage to the US any time, a top US official on counter-intelligence has said. “Chinese penetrations of unclassified DoD networks have also been widely reported. Those are more sophisticated, though hardly state of the art,” said National Counterintelligence Executive, Joel Brenner, at the Austin University Texas last week, according to a transcript made available on Wednesday. Listing out some of the examples of Chinese cyber spy penetration, he said: “We’re also seeing counterfeit routers and chips, and some of those chips have made their way into US military fighter aircraft.. You don’t sneak counterfeit chips into another nation’s aircraft to steal data. When it’s done intentionally, it’s done to degrade systems, or to have the ability to do so at a time of one’s choosing.” Referring to the Chinese networks penetrating the cyber grids, he said: “Do I worry about those grids, and about air traffic control systems, water supply systems, and so on? You bet I do. America’s networks are being mapped. There has also been experience of both Chinese and criminal network operations in the networks of some of the banks”. |
| Posted by:MacAurthers Ghost |
| #9 INDIA also remains unhappy over Chin mil, econ dev assistance to SRI LANKA. * CHINESE MIL FORUM > NEW BRANDS OF NATIONALISM IN CHINA [Traditionalism versus ANTI/NON-CHIN, PRO-JAPAN OTHER CHIN MASS CONSUMERISM]??? versus * WAFF.com > US NAVY WANTS TO RETIRE ITS CARRIERS EARLY [e.g. USS ENTERPRISE by 2012, no longer 2015]. USN down to 10 CARRIERS ONLY from 14. POSTER > opined that USN may also desire to get rid of its larger surface warfare CGN's + FFG's classes in favor of ARLEIGH BURKE-, LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP [or LIGHTER] CLASSES??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-17 21:09 |
| #8 WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC US INTELLIGENCE UNCERTAINTY IS GROWING ABOUT CHINA'S TRUE GEOPOL AGENDA. NEW US REPORT CLAIMS WESTERN PACIFIC IS BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS TO THE USA, US AIRCRAFT CARRIER. CHINA DESCRIBES USA AS ITS MAIN "ENEMY OF THE FUTURE". CHINESE UNILATERAL "PREEMPTIVE STRIKE" DOCTRINE AGZ USA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-17 20:57 |
| #7 See also ISRAELI MIL FORUM > OBAMA: IGNORING THE CHIINESE BUILDUP; + COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG > NEFA FOUNDATION: TRANSLATED COMMUNIQUES FROM THE TURKESTAN ISLAMIC PARTY [Jihad Threat agz CHINA]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-17 20:53 |
| #6 That is true, John. But people I know whose business it is to evaluate information assurance in DOD have voiced pretty much the same thing as Brenner says here re: networks, systems and controls. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-04-17 20:22 |
| #5 Chinese SSNs and SSKs conducted all of 12 patrols (all near the Chinese coast) in 2008, up from 6 in 2007. With 54 submarines, each Chinese submarine on average goes on patrol once every four and a half years. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-04-17 20:01 |
| #4 CHINA HAS BEGUN DEPLOYING MORE NUCLEAR MISSLE SUBMARINES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN No Chinese SSBN has ever made a patrol, far less travel to the Indian ocean. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-04-17 19:54 |
| #3 Also on WMF > US MEDIA "DEFENSE NEWS": US REPORT CLAIMS CHINA'S NUCLEAR STRATEGY, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS MAY RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY US-CHINA WAR [espec Nuclear]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-17 19:30 |
| #2 ION WORLD MILITARY FORUM > IIUC INDIA RESTLESS OVER HEAVY CHINESE ARMS SALES TO PAKISTAN, + INDIA: CHINA HAS BEGUN DEPLOYING MORE NUCLEAR MISSLE SUBMARINES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, + RUSSIA UNCERTAIN OVER CHINESE AID TO KAZAHISTAN [ US$10.0BILYUHN in exchange for uranium and oil, pipeline rights]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-17 19:28 |
| #1 The link takes you to the Times of India. While interesting, I couldn't find the story. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-17 17:26 |