Chinese military hacked into Pentagon

Financial Times via Drudge Report ^ | Sept 3, 2007 | Demetri Sevastopulo, Richard McGregor

[RDTF]

The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American ­officials.

The Pentagon acknowledged shutting down part of a computer system serving the office of Robert Gates, defence secretary, but declined to say who it believed was behind the attack.

Current and former officials have told the Financial Times an internal investigation has revealed that the incursion came from the People’s Liberation Army.

One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack. Another person familiar with the event said there was a “very high level of confidence...trending towards total certainty” that the PLA was responsible. The defence ministry in Beijing declined to comment on Monday.

-snip-

[SERKIT]

Did the Clinton campaign sell passwords again?

[Secret Agent Man]

Another reason NOT to let china buy up all of our technology/computer companies. They want to sell them to you, start making them out of crappier designs and quality, and then after you have them they want to hack into them.

[RDTF]

hmm... to Hsu?

[NoKoolAidforMe]

While the Chinese are poisening our children with lead-contaminated toys, our pets with pesticide-laden kibble, our vehicles with dangerous tires, and our health with anti-freeze infested toothpaste, they are now hacking into our defense networks. Where is the outrage from our elected officials? Oh, remember that they own about $1 trillion in US treasuries that they will cash in at once to cripple our economy. Wake up America.

[SolidWood]

We should declare China illegal. The bombing begins in 5 minutes.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

That’s intelligent.

[AppyPappy]

I hope they hacked into a honeypot

[o_zarkman44]

Oh but Red China is our friend!! They let us sell things there and we can buy cheap things with lead paint and antifreeze in return!!
Why would anyone mistrust Red Communist China?????????
/sarc

[Doe Eyes]

We should thank them for exposing our weakness while we are not at war with them, and immediately correct the problem.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Once again, the Chinese show their hand.

Why do we keep tolerating this?

Duncan Hunter’s been right about China for years: “While we trade with China, they prepare for war.”

We should treat them like the Communists they are.

[stm]

Our country has a long history of giving away the farm. This is yet another example.

[dragnet2]

Chinese military hacked into Pentagon

Yes, but look at those great Wal-Mart prices...

[em2vn]

I think the attack was launched from red china’s embassy in Bentonville, Arkansas.

[Uri’el-2012]

Windoze ?

[KingKenrod]

While the Chinese are poisening our children with lead-contaminated toys, our pets with pesticide-laden kibble, our vehicles with dangerous tires, and our health with anti-freeze infested toothpaste, they are now hacking into our defense networks. Where is the outrage from our elected officials? Oh, remember that they own about $1 trillion in US treasuries that they will cash in at once to cripple our economy. Wake up America.

The Chinese need us to buy their cheap junk more than we need them to buy and hold our debt. If China wanted to play rough with our economy, then the rules of the game change, and the US role as Mr. Nice Guy would end. The commies would be slitting their own throats. It might be rough for us, but it will be a catastrophe for them, and they will not find many friends in the world to back them up.

[haircutter]

Just another reason to” Keep The Clinton’s out of The White House”

and Bill is probably just shocked to learn of this !!! RIGHT

[STARWISE]

[Minutemen]

Brilliant work on behalf of the Pentagon (if true) to even publicly acknowledge such a breach of security. Do they have latent desires to be fired? Where are their brains? (I know !)

[Walkingfeather]

Well we did when they moved that downed stealth fighter into their embassy in bosnia. OOPPS....

[George W. Bush]

When I read stuff like this, I always wonder how much counter-espionage and disinformation is going on. Like putting it in the papers is just another bit of leverage and legerdemain of the Pentagon’s intel branch, DIA.

[Minutemen]

??legerdemain??

Yes, I know how to "Wiki" but would you mind clarifying?

[Minutemen]

legerdemain: leger de main YES! (a little different eh?)

[Issaquahking]

Wl Mart= Cash machine for the Chinese.

Why buy there junk?

Do you drive a Yugo?

Why are you high on the idea of paying them to attack us?

[alloysteel]

Move along folks, nothing to see here. Everything’s under control, don’t worry about a thing.

In five years’ time, the Red Chinese won’t have to hack into the Pentagon’s data bank, they will be given the passwords and be coming over here on consultation calls to do checkups on the systems and provide the necessary upgrades.

Always happy to help out their best friends, doncha know.

Or maybe Herself, the Cold and Joyless, might NOT be coronated - er - elected to the post of Viceroy of all the Americas for the Greater Hegemony of East Asia.

In any event, we probably won’t have to worry so much about the Islamic jihadists by then.

[MizSterious]

I guess they didn’t want to wait for the NYT to PRINT it.

[uncbob]

Damn Kissinger and Nixon who opened the door to these commies

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

One senior US official said the Pentagon had pinpointed the exact origins of the attack. Another person familiar with the event said there was a “very high level of confidence...trending towards total certainty” that the PLA was responsible. The defence ministry in Beijing declined to comment on Monday.
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Interesting,,,I used 2006 McAfee,on my old PC,that would do the same thing,,,(show where the hacker is)
Many came from China,,,All Gubmints/hackers
do the same thing,,,they send out a “ping” over the net and
try to enter the “ports” in our systems,,,10-20 times per
min. from all over the world,,,when they targeted my IP I
would get an “Attempted Port Entry” signal,,,
JMHO : The Pentagon is putting out smoke-n-mirrors...

[M203M4]

But but but, we need them to bankroll our entitlement system! A sane policy will cost votes - not to mention put a damper on post-government employment.

[taxcontrol]

I have long advocated (with little success) for a NORAD like warning / alert system for the Internet. The technology is available to monitor all Internet connections that enter our boarders for activity that matches the profiles of know attack and intelligence gathering traffic.

[AFreeBird]

Interesting,,,I used 2006 McAfee,on my old PC,that would do the same thing,,,(show where the hacker is) Many came from China,,,All Gubmints/hackers do the same thing,,,they send out a “ping” over the net and try to enter the “ports” in our systems,,,10-20 times per min. from all over the world,,,when they targeted my IP I would get an “Attempted Port Entry” signal,,,

Get the source IP and NMap them back.

Fair's, fair.

[Paperdoll]

>Where are their brains?<

Unfortunately, their globalist brains are hung up on a One World Government - and they will try to get it, no matter what it takes. The handwriting has been on the wall for 50 years, but people have been so busy being entertained by the idiot box that no one has noticed. Let’s hope they are waking up, and that it is not too late!

Vote for Duncan Hunter in the primaries for America’s sake!

[familyop]

"Brilliant work on behalf of the Pentagon (if true) to even publicly acknowledge such a breach of security. Do they have latent desires to be fired? Where are their brains? (I know !)"

Their jobs aren't more important than our national security. The cry for help was a good thing. Maybe they should break from "affirmative action" contractors and hire some real consultants.

NetBSD

[familyop]

"Get the source IP and NMap them back."

Even simple portsentry will stop such scans. The invasion and occupation of the first router would have to proceed from a single signal, which can be done. Then to the next router and so on (most likely staggered IP routes to get in).

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

TANKS,,,works for me...;0)

[RDTF]

IMO you are probably on the right track

[Calpernia]

ping

[George W. Bush]

??legerdemain??

It's a French phrase, normallly leger de main. But these newer built-in dictionaries all seem to think it is now a common enough phrase to make it legerdemain or legerdemains.

I just looked and those radicals at Merriam-Webster don't even recognize leger de main as a proper spelling.

Merriam-Webster Online

[Calpernia]

ping

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1882543/posts
Dragon Hunter

[AFreeBird]

You're right, a proper defense is layered, but, you gotta start somewhere. And NMap can be fairly stealthy. And information gleaned, even non information, can be useful. Sides, there's other tools in the chest. NMap is but one.

And while I'm sure the DoD, DIA, NSA, and all the other TLA's, have their info wariors, why can't we? An American civilian net defense force?

We could sure give the ChiComs a few sleepless nights in cyberspace. If we were so inclined mind you. :-)

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

While the Chinese are poisening our children with lead-contaminated toys, our pets with pesticide-laden kibble, our vehicles with dangerous tires, and our health with anti-freeze infested toothpaste

don't forget steel that is below stated grade.

[Seaplaner]

Wanna be little scared?

Do you think that these same chinese hackers might just be inclined to add (or change to) significant votes for Hillary during the 08 national election?

(Some might call her a Hsu in)

[familyop]

...agreed.

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1290699/posts?page=7#7
Henry Kissinger Associates

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596613/posts
Special Report: The China Puzzle ( Repost- subhead “Clinton Legacy:)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639090/posts?page=66#66
Kissinger Assoc. too...see post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1639090/posts?page=65#65
for Kissinger ref

http://www.uschina.org/member_companies.html
USCBC Member Companies

[shield]

Since the criminal presidents' the clintoons' china has lost their flow of information...so they've had to revert to computer hacking.

It's hard to believe anyone can get into this part of the pentagon computer system. These computers must be compartmentalize...outsiders having no way to enter this system.

[familyop]

This is pretty good and easy for most common broadband users to install in an old box. It can put heavy bandwidth through and uses very little wattage (with only a heatsink on the CPU, a slow fan on the power supply and configured to shut the drive down after boot).

m0n0wall
http://m0n0.ch/wall/

More layers are advisable for home nets, though, and I prefer Generalissimo De Raadt’s Packet Filter for firewalls.

[familyop]

Oh, and BTW, it’s free.

m0n0wall
http://m0n0.ch/wall/