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NSA chief warns Chinese cyber attacks could shut U.S. infrastructure
Source: Reuters
NSA chief warns Chinese cyber attacks could shut U.S. infrastructure
BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE
WASHINGTON Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:41am EST
(Reuters) - China and "probably one or two" other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities, aviation networks and financial companies, Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Thursday.
Testifying to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on cyber threats, Rogers said digital attackers have been able to penetrate such systems and perform "reconnaissance" missions to determine how the networks are put together.
"What concerns us is that access, that capability, can be used by nation-states, groups or individuals to take down that capability," he said.
Rogers said China was one of the countries with that capability, but that there were others.
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BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE
WASHINGTON Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:41am EST
(Reuters) - China and "probably one or two" other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities, aviation networks and financial companies, Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Thursday.
Testifying to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on cyber threats, Rogers said digital attackers have been able to penetrate such systems and perform "reconnaissance" missions to determine how the networks are put together.
"What concerns us is that access, that capability, can be used by nation-states, groups or individuals to take down that capability," he said.
Rogers said China was one of the countries with that capability, but that there were others.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-usa-security-nsa-idUSKCN0J420Q20141121
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