Strategy Newspaper reports: "Computer hackers in China, including those working on behalf of the Chinese government and military, have penetrated deeply into the information systems of U.S. companies and government agencies, stolen proprietary information from American executives in advance of their business meetings in China, and, in a few cases, gained access to electric power plants in the United States, possibly triggering two recent and widespread blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to U.S. government officials and computer-security experts."
Comment: This is an interesting report because it goes on to note that the rise of cyberwarfare is leading some to call for it to be officially classified as an act of war, similar to an overt attack on territory. It also raises an interesting question, how to we consider a country a trade partner and at the same time an enemy that is consistently attacking our cyber infrastructure?
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