Officials said that the malicious computer code, which penetrated U.S. systems well over a year ago but was only detected by Microsoft in May, was especially troubling because its purpose was not traditional spying, i.e., information gathering. Microsoft and the U.S. government both said the malware came from China.
The malware was hidden “deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world,” The New York Times reported. It infected systems that impact not only the U.S. military but also U.S. citizens and the economy.
Officials said that while the effort to destroy the malware has been underway for months, they still don’t know how widespread it is.
Officials say there were two possible goals when China infected utility infrastructure that “serve both civilian populations and nearby military bases,” the Times reported. The malware has not been detected in classified systems.
One motivation could be to delay a U.S. response to an invasion of Taiwan, noting that a slowed response time of even a couple of days due to logistical issues could be the difference between China winning or losing. A second possible goal is to cause such chaos in the U.S. during their invasion that Americans would not care about what is happening in Taiwan.
Officials told the Times that the malware was “a ticking time bomb” and that it “raises the question of what, exactly, they are preparing for.”
Officials have reportedly exercised caution in determining how to remove the malware because any action from the U.S. could tip off China as to what the U.S. is able to detect and not able to...
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Maybe we should stop hiring them to work on our infrastructure?
Just a thought….
Wouldnt this be considered an act of war?
Exile1981
Problem is our military has also been infected by a bunch of dancing queens, so good luck fighting that war.
-lg
China has proven it cannot be trusted on any levels. Since Biden has been in office I question just how many Chinese inidviduals have crossed the border, both north from Canada and south, Mexico. No telling what secrets Biden and others have provided to the Chinese. The land purchases around our military bases are a huge concern, the amount of USA companies owned by Chinese is also alarming.
Our elected personal have been selling our nation away has gotten so much worse since President Trump is not in office. Biden and who is running our nation had intended to ruin our great nation and I'd bet it was for the almighty dollar and their hatred not only for America but to get back at Trump in case he gets back in the White House.
Gubbermint and Microsoft.....there's two trustworthy witnesses! Taiwan, perfect distraction from the humiliating defeat in Ukraine. Here's an idea....bring all your troops home and shut those overseas bases.
Back in the day, the answer would have been, "You attack us, and we'll nuke you. You can enjoy communism in hell, where everybody is equal"
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