[TheBagman]

Who would have thunk it? Asians using Computer Virus's to take down enemies?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...icle.html(News)

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to build cyberwarfare units and develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems as part of its information-warfare strategy, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) warned in a report released on Friday.
"The PLA has established information warfare units to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks," the annual DOD report on China's military warned. At the same, Chinese armed forces are developing ways to protect its own systems from an enemy attack, it said, echoing similar warnings made in previous years.
These capabilities are part of China's ongoing military modernization efforts, which have seen the country add dozens of high-tech fighters and ballistic missiles to its arsenal. China isn't alone in building the capability to attack an enemy's computer systems. The U.S. and other countries have developed similar abilities.
The PLA's virus-writing efforts have been underway for years, reflecting the importance that China apparently attaches to information warfare. As early as 2000, the DOD warned, "China has the capability to penetrate poorly protected U.S. computer systems and potentially could use CNA [computer network attacks] to attack specific U.S. civilian and military infrastructures."
In recent years, the PLA has begun training more seriously for computer attacks, including them as part of larger military exercises in 2005.
The main focus of China's military modernization efforts are Taiwan, an island nation that China views as a renegade province. The two separated in 1949 after a civil war between the Communist and Nationalist armies, with the Nationalist forces retreating to Taiwan. China has long threatened to attack Taiwan if the island formally declares independence, and the expansion of China's military capabilities are largely geared towards a possible attack against Taiwan.
"A limited military campaign could include computer network attacks against Taiwan’s political, military, and economic infrastructure to undermine the Taiwan population’s confidence in its leadership," the report said.
But the U.S., which would likely intervene in a Chinese attack on Taiwan, is also a potential target, it said.

[AnnonUSA]

With every six virus attacks, we get free eggrolls......

[TheDriver]

Chowmain or Fried Rice?

[AnnonUSA]

.

[TheBagman]

Fuk Mi dis r sum good chinese

[AnnonUSA]

A hell of a lot better then Fuk Yu's!

[itispotter]

im not afrid of the chinese at all.. i throw my i ching on occasion. the eastern world is just as insane as we all are.

[Mr Skinner]

I like dog!

Btw...ye were actually ahead of'em for a long time: PCs exported to the east were fitted with a chip that would make the machines useless once the US hit a button in a time of crisis.

[AnnonUSA]

Well this information makes you wonder, when Levono PC's (formerly IBM) and Laptops are being built and engineered in China now, and are being purchased by Governmental agencies in the USA. The Department of Defense bought shit loads of those boxes last year.

[TheBagman]

^^ Good point. But, you'd think the DOD would be smarter than that and check them or some shit? Maybe, but probably not...

[AnnonUSA]

Originally Posted by TheBagman

^^ Good point. But, you'd think the DOD would be smarter than that and check them or some shit? Maybe, but probably not...

Yeah! You would think the DOD would not pay $2000 for Toilet Seats or Hammers either....But guess again...LOL

[TheDriver]

I want to work for one of these agencies. I could go toilet seat shopping.

[TheBagman]

But you can't get a good toilet seat for under $2k.

[TheDriver]

Thats the low end.