Someone in the CIA is looking for funding... Just my 2ยข. -Al -----Original Message----- From: Steve Goldstein [mailto:sgoldste@nsf.gov] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:40 AM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: CIA Warns of Chinese Plans for Cyber-Attacks on U.S. I have no idea how real the implied threat may be. Just passing this along. --SG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ Defense: Analysts fear government and private efforts to sabotage federal Internet sites. By ERIC LICHTBLAU Times Staff Writer April 25 2002 WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials believe the Chinese military is working to launch wide-scale cyber-attacks on American and Taiwanese computer networks, including Internet-linked military systems considered vulnerable to sabotage, according to a classified CIA report. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-042502china.story