China denies cyberattacks on U.S. power grid

[Coventina]

Source: Computerworld

China denied Thursday involvement in malware attacks designed to shut down the U.S. electrical grid in a time of war.

"The incident of attacks on the U.S. electrical grid from China and Russia simply does not exist," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters, according to a transcript of the briefing.

"We hope the concerned media will cautiously handle groundless statements and especially critiques against China."

Widespread intrusions by cyberspies in countries, including China and Russia, have infected the U.S. power grid with software that could be used to halt its operation, a Wall Street Journal report said this week, citing unnamed U.S. national security officials.



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[FreakinDJ]

1. Ya Right - we still remember "Bit-Torrent"

where the Chinese govenment protected cyber-pirating of anything with an american copyright

[Ian David]

3. Not to mention all the spam-havens they host. n/t

[Ian David]

2. Maybe it's just kids using our power grid to bypass China's censorship firewall...

... because maybe our power grid is easier to hack than China's "Tibet Filter."

I know.

My theory is a long shot.