Pitch on 29/3/2009 at 15:44
(
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5996253.ece) A huge cyber spy network operated from China discovered. Apparently the Chinese are getting better and better at snooping about. Of course China (
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52R2HQ20090328) denies all accusations, but (
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5993156.ece) the British intelligence fears Chinese cyber attack:
Quote:
INTELLIGENCE chiefs have warned that China may have gained the capability to shut down Britain by crippling its telecoms and utilities.
They have told ministers of their fears that equipment installed by Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, in BT’s new communications network could be used to halt critical services such as power, food and water supplies.
So it looks like while Iran's busy making nukes and the US is busy developing new weapon systems and counter-terrorist tactics the China is slowly acquiring the means to remotely turn off our lights and toilets.
Tinfoil hat, anyone?
june gloom on 29/3/2009 at 20:25
This could explain why I get so many WEIRD fucking hits from China in Peerguardian2.
Aerothorn on 29/3/2009 at 20:37
...but why would China WANT to shut off power to Britain?
I mean, it's hardly a self-defense measure since I don't see why these countries would be exchanging nukes anytime soon. Yet I sincerely doubt that China is stupid enough to attempt WORLD DOMINATION.
Nameless Voice on 29/3/2009 at 21:10
I have a Huawei router staging platform. :erm:
Kolya on 29/3/2009 at 22:40
Access to governmental, industrial, military and journalist computers has advantages far more interesting for China than to prepare a war: Political and economical interests.
Martin Karne on 30/3/2009 at 04:22
Wasn't that the same remote shut off capability available in every telephone switching board sold to the eastern european countries in the cold war by the US?
So I don't see what's so new about this.
Do not forget that a Brazilian airline company sent a fax to Airbus, to get a reply with a counter offer from Boing within minutes of difference from Airbus reply, what was called again? Echelon network?
Koki on 30/3/2009 at 07:17
I guess the real question is, how long before GB puts CCTV into the Internet?
Pitch on 30/3/2009 at 14:23
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
...but why would China WANT to shut off power to Britain?
I mean, it's hardly a self-defense measure since I don't see why these countries would be exchanging nukes anytime soon. Yet I sincerely doubt that China is stupid enough to attempt WORLD DOMINATION.
You see, that's a fine example of the outdated way of thinking to which I've alluded when talking about everyone's obsession with building bigger guns. Nukes? World domination? Violence is not the only way of pushing forward one's interests. There are much more subtle and subversive ways of gaining influence. For example the Russians are annually trying to blackmail their neighbours by threatening to shut down the gas pipes.
And self-defence? Not everyone is content with just defending what they already have - there's quite a number of states with aggressive tendencies.
