Bill and George Bush both deserve kudos Geoffrey. On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 6:00 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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