造梦西游4藏经阁礼包:Cyber war to break out between China & US?

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Cyber war to break out between China & US?

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Cyber Warfare: The New Cause of Armed Conflict

Tensions between the US and China over the issue of cyber-attacks were set to escalate after it emerged that Chinese hackers have stolen the login details of hundreds of senior US and South Korean government officials as well as Chinese political activists.

Google said it had discovered and alerted hundreds of people who had been taken in by a carefully targeted "phishing" scam originating from Jinan, the capital of Shandong province. Hackers aimed to get complete control of users' email accounts on the Gmail system.

While there is no direct evidence that the hackers were in the pay of the Chinese government, the sophistication of the attacks and their highly targeted nature eliminates direct financial gain as a motive. Google did not rule out the possibility of the attack being state-sponsored.

"To put all of the blame on China is unacceptable," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei says, "the so-called statement that the Chinese government supports hacking attacks is a total fabrication. It has ULTERIOR MOTIVES."

"Hacking is a problem that troubles the entire world, and China has always been targeted. The Chinese government resolutely opposes hacking and any other forms of cyber-crime. We crack down on such wrongdoings according to the law," Hong Lei, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday.

China said on June 2 that it was "unacceptable" to blame it for a cyberspying campaign which Google said had targeted the Gmail accounts of senior US officials, journalists and Chinese activists.

The action could seriously heighten tensions over the issue of cyberwar between China and US. The US government moved this week to classify cyber-attacks as "acts of war", while the defence minister Nick Harvey said on Monday that "action in cyberspace will form part of the future battlefield".

The comments marked the latest salvo in a battle between the Chinese government and Google dating back to last year when the US Internet giant claimed it had been the victim of a separate China-based cyberattack.

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Today, the Pentagon has drawn a serious line in the cybersand. A new strategy warns potential foes that cyber attacks constitute acts of war.

It was less than a week ago that China introduced its Online Blue Army. A cyber-warfare unit in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Their primary purpose is to defend China from cyber attacks.

Although it's not the only nation to have such units, this official launch was perceived as ironic by some in the U.S. who are under the impression that China is to blame for certain cyber attacks.

According to TIME Magazine's "Global Spin" article by Hannah Beech, Meet China's Newest Soldiers: An Online Blue Army, the official U.S. stance is: "In March, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper alleged that China has made 'a substantial investment' in cyber-warfare and intelligence-gathering techniques, calling the Chinese effort 'pretty aggressive'.”

The Wall Street Journal has announced the Pentagon's first formal cyber strategy. In the article Cyber Combat: Act of War, three anonymous defense officials were cited as saying the Pentagon's document concludes Laws of Armed Conflict apply in cyberspace as in traditional warfare.

This can be perceived as tit-for-tat official steps in formalizing the thin red line in cyberspace. The strategy also sets out a policy of cyber defense synchronization with allies (including other NATO members). This synchronization would involve helping each other to respond - militarily.

What the response would entail is quite striking. "If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your smokestacks," one of the anonymous defense officials was quoted as saying.

The Pentagon report is reported to be approximately 30 pages long - 12 of which are reportedly unclassified. The unclassified portion is due to be made public in a month. For some, this can be perceived as a buffer time frame between today's announcement by The Wall Street Journal and the Pentagon making the report official.

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Although hackers are often solo (or in small self-representing groups) in both attacks and in glory, a large-scale attack on nuclear installations, power grids, transport and other major institutions and infrastructure is to be considered as government-backed.

This all comes at a very important time. Within the past month China has been increasingly on the military radar of the international news. During a U.S. visit a few weeks ago, PLA's Chief of Staff Chen Bingde expressed China's willingness to counter piracy not only in the waters, but also on land. Some experts considered this a first instance of People's Republic of China to officially promote ground war in a foreign nation. At a similar time, PLA General Liu Yuan emphasized the need for war and a return to military culture. Additionally, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani visited China which some experts interpreted as an effort to bolster Chino-Pakistani relations during American suspicion about Pakistan's official knowledge of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts.

The anonymous U.S. defense officials have so far refused to discuss potential foes in cyberspace.

ABC/Guardian

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