Monday, February 18, 2013

China’s Army Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S. - NYTimes.com

By DAVID E. SANGER, DAVID BARBOZA and NICOLE PERLROTH
Published: February 18, 2013

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Obama administration officials say they are planning to tell China’s new leaders in coming weeks that the volume and sophistication of the attacks have become so intense that they threaten the fundamental relationship between Washington and Beijing….

What most worries American investigators is that the latest set of attacks believed coming from Unit 61398 focus not just on stealing information, but obtaining the ability to manipulate American critical infrastructure: the power grids and other utilities. …

“Right now there is no incentive for the Chinese to stop doing this,” said Mr. Rogers, the House intelligence chairman. “If we don’t create a high price, it’s only going to keep accelerating.”

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