That Brit Report On Chinese Cyber Spying
By
Bob Brewin
The <em>New York Times</em> rather breathlessly <a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/world/europe/01spy.html>reported</a> during the past weekend that in 2007 the head of British intelligence warned businesses in England that Chinese intelligence agencies were engaged in a wide ranging effort to hack into their computers.
The New York Times rather breathlessly reported during the past weekend that in 2007 the head of British intelligence warned businesses in England that Chinese intelligence agencies were engaged in a wide ranging effort to hack into their computers.
The Times reported that anonymous sources confirmed the existence of that report, which seems like a needless exercise to me as I reported almost two years ago that our Defense Department highlighted this Brit warning in its annual brief to Congress on mischievous behavior by China in March 2008.
How many days a week do we need Chinese cyber stories? No one would have paid much attention to Paul Revere if he made his ride every day.