If you love your gadgets and most of us do then this is a scary development for every owner of a device that requires a power source.According to the Wall Street Journal the Electicity Grid in the United States has been penetrated by Chinese and Russian spies. The spies left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.
"The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid," said a senior intelligence official. "So have the Russians."
Both the Russian and Chinese governments have denied any wrongdoing but US investigators have followed electronic trails of stolen data to China and Russia. If the infiltrators decide to use their tools who knows what damage they could create.
lol... was thinking of the same thing.
China's economy is almost as dependant on ours as we are of theirs. While they may not love us, they need us just as much as we need them now. So I will do what you asked, you are crazy.
Reminds me of the Mad Magazine "Spy vs. Spy". However, I am surprised that these power grids are connected to the internet and not on a separate system, if connected at all.
ha not around here you can't.... we have armed guards everywhere... and you can't even get into a nuclear plant with out health systems checks and access granted through background checks... you cant even get to the gate with out a clearance..... this is in Pennsylvania btw... you cant even photograph certain parts of the plants with out permission or your cameras will be confiscated (the parts are usually inside the fence that you cant see from the street that you cant take pictures of)
A few years ( decades ) ago it was only the Russians now its the Russians and the Chinese
Sounds like they are running out of actual news.
they do have their own network... that's where these stories get wierd
Wow... really? Uhm, wait wait... here's a good comeback... I doubt it, most likely on Apple OSX!
Lol well it must be possible I guess, but you gotta have total control of the elec grid by hacking into the mainframe. Kinda like they do in the 24 series.
Just dont think a story like this would be sourced, by the contrary it should be kept quiet.
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