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I have no idea how real the implied threat may be. Just passing this along. --SG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Defense: Analysts fear government and private efforts to sabotage federal Internet sites. By ERIC LICHTBLAU Times Staff Writer April 25 2002 WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials believe the Chinese military is working to launch wide-scale cyber-attacks on American and Taiwanese computer networks, including Internet-linked military systems considered vulnerable to sabotage, according to a classified CIA report. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-042502china.story |