The U.S. Postal Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week confirmed that their computer systems were targeted in months-long cyberattacks that appear to have originated in China. The attack on USPS compromised information of an estimated 800,000 employees. Data at risk includes names, date of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of employment — the kind of info that could be used to forge future forays against the service or other federal agencies.
So when do cyber attacks become recognized as overt national aggression and invite a substantive response, such as severing diplomatic ties or inviting sanctions? At what point do we in the West start drawing a line in the sand of our personal, financial and industrial data?
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China Suspected in Attacks on USPS, NOAA
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 19, 2014 06:59 AMThe U.S. Postal Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week confirmed that their computer systems were targeted in months-long cyberattacks that appear to have originated in China. The attack on USPS compromised information of an estimated 800,000 employees. Data at risk includes names, date of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of employment — the kind of info that could be used to forge future forays against the service or other federal agencies.