thank you bill Clinton. On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/13/technology/security/chinese-hack-us/index.html > > > Ex-NSA director: China has hacked 'every major corporation' in U.S. > > By Jose Pagliery <[email protected]> Mike McConnell, when he was > still national director of intelligence at the tailend of the Bush > administration. > > The Chinese government -- seeking to steal valuable secrets -- has hacked > into the computers at every major American company, according to the > nation's former spy director. > > Mike McConnell, who served as director of national intelligence under > President George W. Bush, made the comments during a speech at the > University of Missouri <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPT9pAVUsY> on > Thursday. > > "The Chinese have penetrated every major corporation of any consequence in > the United States and taken information," he said. "We've never, ever not > found Chinese malware." > > He said the malware lets Chinese spies extract information whenever they > want. McConnell, who also led the NSA from 1992 until 1996, continues to > investigate hacks as a high-ranking adviser to Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH > <http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=BAH&source=story_quote_link>). > > > He listed victims he has come across during his investigations: U.S. > Congress, Department of Defense, State Department (which is currently > dealing with Russian hackers > <http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/10/politics/state-department-hack-worst-ever/?iid=EL>) > and major corporations. > > The U.S. government has said it has caught Chinese spies stealing > blueprints and business plans > <http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/19/technology/security/china-hackers/?iid=EL>. > Last year, federal prosecutors took the unprecedented step of filing > formal criminal charges against five Chinese government spies > <http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/19/justice/china-hacking-charges/index.html?iid=HP_LN> > for breaking into Alcoa (AA > <http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=AA&source=story_quote_link>), > U.S. Steel Corp. (X > <http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=X&source=story_quote_link>), > Westinghouse and others. > > But McConnell's assertion is different. It would mean that no large > company can escape the massive theft of American entrepreneurial ideas. > > In his speech, McConnell also said that during the final years of the Bush > administration, the Chinese government employed a jaw-dropping 100,000 > hackers dedicated solely to breaking into computers. By comparison, he said > the United States had that many spies -- total. > > McConnell listed what the Chinese are stealing: "planning information for > advanced concepts, windmills, automobiles, airplanes, space ships, > manufacturing design, software." > > "If they can take that, before we can take it to market - for free - and > it's unchecked for 15, 20 years, I would say that has strategic > consequences for the United States," he said. > > Still, McConnell is most worried about the risk that today's cyberweapons > developed by large countries could end up in the hands of terrorists, with > potential attacks on financial markets and the energy grid. > > Several hacking experts who consult companies on cybersecurity backed up > the idea that Chinese hacking is widespread. But they doubt every, single > major U.S. company has been broken into by Chinese government operatives. > > For example, since 2012, consulting firm EY <http://www.ey.com/> has > found evidence that China hacked into several well-known companies, > including a major U.S. medical research facility that conducts clinical > trials and a large heavy equipment manufacturer. > > But EY consultant Chip Tsantes said the Chinese haven't burglarized every > firm. > > "I can't say that's true for every single one," he said. "If that was > true, the Chinese would have the formula for Coke, and they don't." > > Others doubted McConnell's assertions, noting that placing the blame after > a hack is extremely difficult. And besides, there are many hacking cases > that involve Eastern European mafias, or Russian or North Korean spies > instead. The recent Sony Pictures hack > <http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/24/technology/security/sony-hack-facts/?iid=EL> > and attack on JPMorgan > <http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/27/investing/jpmorgan-hack-russia-putin/?iid=EL> > are only recent examples. > > "I think his comment is reckless and misguided," said John Pirc, a former > CIA cybersecurity researcher who launched his own consulting firm, Bricata > <http://www.bricata.com/>. He said he's consulted at large companies > after breaches and couldn't point the finger at China. > > McConnell did not respond to calls for comment on Friday. However, in the > past he has made similar assertions -- although not as all-encompassing. In > 2012, he co-wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203718504577178832338032176> > with ex-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and ex-Deputy > Secretary of Defense William Lynn. 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