(CBS) A series of online spy attacks breached a $300 billion Pentagon fighter jet program and the Air Force's air traffic control system in recent months, according to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday.
The computer spies copied several terabytes of data from the Joint Strike Fighter project, the most expensive in Defense Department history, pertaining to the electronics and design systems of the aircraft, several current and former officials told the Journal.
Officials said the separate incursion into the air traffic control system could allow intruders to interfere with military aircraft.
The source of the espionage appears to be China, according to a former official, though the origin of any attacks could be masked. Chinese officials deny any involvement and say U.S. suspicion is the result of a "Cold War mentality."
Similar attacks have become more frequent in recent months, underscoring the increasingly heated battles taking place in cyberspace. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Russian and Chinese spies gained access to the U.S. electrical grid, inserting software that could disrupt the system. - CBS News Story
Seems like a perfectly good time to cut spending at the Department of Defense. With all of our new found friends, thanks to Mr. Obama, we surely won't need any real Defense.
If it is China then what in the world could we do? This is the Country that Obama and Clinton are counting on to loan us money for all of the bailouts and Massive Budgets under the Obama Administration.
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