Was the Chinese army responsible for the 2003 New York blackout?
James Forsyth 5:32pm
National Journal has an eye-opening cover story this week on the extent of China’s e-espionage. The piece reveals that US intelligence officials believe that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was probably responsible for the 2003 power cut that blacked out much of the east coast of the US.
The whole piece is well worth reading to get an idea of the scale of the problem. Apparently, President Bush has spent more time on this cyber threat in the last year than he did in the first six years of his presidency combined.
Hat Tip: Playbook
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Perry
May 30th, 2008 6:31pmSerious and contemptible though this is, one cannot but help think back to the problems with our grid last Tuesday. Complete coincidence / accident of course. But . . . . unfashionable to say, - I fret that so much of UK utilities are, ostensibly, in foreign hands. Silly I know – safeguards, checks, . . . blah de blah . . . but there we are.
salieri
May 30th, 2008 7:25pmI'm sure Gordon Blackout would want to extend his sympathy with the millions in China suffering fuel poverty.