Report: China Is The Largest And Most Dangerous Cybersecurity Threat To The US

Posted on Nov 8 2012 - 5:31am by Editorial Staff

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According to a report prepared by US – China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) – via excerpted by Bloomberg – China threatened to be the largest and most dangerous cybersecurity threat to the United States. The report says Chinese hackers are “increasingly advanced types of operations or operations against specialized targets.”

“China’s persistence, combined with notable advancements in exploitation activities over the past year, poses growing challenges to information systems and their users,” the U.S.- China Economic and Security Review Commission said in the draft obtained by Bloomberg News. “Chinese penetrations of defense systems threaten the U.S. military’s readiness and ability to operate.”

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