U.S. Lawmakers Accuse Chinese of Hacking

PlusU.S. Lawmakers Accuse Chinese of HackingU.S. Lawmakers Accuse Chinese of HackingThe Associated PressTwo U.S. Congressmen's office computers have been hacked by people working out of China, the lawmakers said Wednesday, and similar incidents, also tied to China have taken place elsewhere on Capitol Hill. (June 11)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO -- FILE OF GUTTIEREZ AND CHINESE]U.S. AUTHORITIES ARE ALREADY INVESTIGATING WHETHER CHINESE OFFICIALS SECRETLY COPIED THE CONTENTS OF A GOVERNMENT LAPTOP ISSUED TO COMMERCE SECRETARY CARLOS GUITIEREZ -- AND LATER TRIED TO HACK COMMERCE DEPARTMENT COMPUTERS.NOW -- TWO U..S. LAWMAKERS -- CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF AND CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH -- BOTH LONGTIME CRITICS OF BEIJING'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD -- SAY THEIR OFFICE COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN HACKED BY PEOPLE WORKING OUT OF CHINA. [Notes:SOT --FRANK WOLF/R - VA] on these computers was information about all the case work I've done on behalf of political dissidents and human rights activists around the world. That kind of information plus emails memos, correspondence was open to outside eyes. [Notes:VO--SHOT OF CHRIS SMITH]WOLF SAYS HIS COMPUTERS WERE HACKED STARTING IN AUGUST 2006.SMITH SAYS TWO COMPUTERS IN HIS HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE OFFICE WERE COMPROMISED IN DECEMBER 2006 AND MARCH 2007. [Notes:SOT --CHRIS SMITH/R- NJ] We asked the people in the House when the virus was put in...they said it was intended to take control of the computers...when they cleaned the computers...they informed us the attacks seemed to come from the people's republic of china. [Notes:VO --]IN BEIJING -- THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAD NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT ON THE DISCLOSURES BY THE TWO CONGRESSMAN.LAST WEEK, BEIJING DENIED THE ANY WRONGDOING REGARDING SECRETARY GUITIERREZ AND THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S COMPUTERS. THE FBI AND THE WHITE HOUSE ARE ALSO DECLINING TO COMMENT.AS FOR WOLF --- HE WANTS ACTION ON CAPITOL HILL.HE'S CALLING FOR HEARINGS.HE ALSO WANTS LAWMAKERS TO BE BRIEFED ON WAYS TO PROTECT OFFICIAL RECORDS FROM ELECTRONIC SECURITY BREACHES. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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[Ricalloo]

Something in the back of my mind warns me this might be trumped up charges to validate the internet kill switch bill.

Security > Freedom... right?

/sarcasm

[gjc82071]

Only 3,147 views. The public is uninterested/grossly ignorant of the damage that can/is being done by China's aggressive hacking endeavors. They hack, we do nothing for fear of retaliation. It's like a person with a razor trying to kill you with multiple tiny cuts, but you don't retaliate out of fear they may cut your throat. China is intent on "bleeding" us dry. Steal/obtain as much of our info, tech & $ & when we're old/weak, closing in on the kill. It's all part of their strategy.

[gjc82071]

I am so sick of China's continual hacking/attempts of US government/industry computers. The USA should form a special agency tasked with continually hacking likewise Chinese PC's with intent to cause damage. B4 anybody warns of Chinese retaliation, they're already doing it to us! It'd like if you were being physically assaulted & told not to strike back, because your attacker might assault you. @%$& China! They've made their intentions clear. I'm not condoning war, but only self defense.

[sangolt88]

lol USA is so dumb

[davidlee110]

chinese basterds!

[ShinsengumiTaicho1]

That was supposed to go to "starcatcher779"

[ShinsengumiTaicho1]

3. Did you know there is a law in the Koran prohibiting Muslims from killing other Muslims...EVER! Yeah, just because it says something in a religious text doesn't mean people will do it. Jews and Christians don't murder people for working on the Sabbath... anymore.

4. Just because a border doesn't have a cheap/ineffective fence built by illegal immigrants wasting my tax dollars doesn't mean our border is "open."

[ShinsengumiTaicho1]

Seriously, where the fuck do people like you keep getting your propaganda from? I consistently hear the exact same shit word for word all over youtube. Who the fuck is feeding you this shit?

1. Athiests≠Marxist≠Socialist necessarily. A square is a type of rectangle, but not all rectangles are square.

2. Did they kill in the name of A/M/S? No they killed for power. "Why" is always the most important question. How many people killed In THE NAME of religion?

[fastasaswhale]

now the it is the Pacific...I'm taking about the what was left of the Germanic and Nordic tribes...not all pagan are the same!!! and do you have an answer for the why the crusaders thousand of Jews.

[TECHKLEC]

What a fucked up dialog here!