Cyber Experts Have Proof That China Has Hijacked U.S.-Based Internet Traffic

[katherine]

For 18 minutes in April, China’s state-controlled telecommunications company hijacked 15 percent of the world’s Internet traffic, including data from U.S. military, civilian organizations and those of other U.S. allies.

This massive redirection of data has received scant attention in the mainstream media because the mechanics of how the hijacking was carried out and the implications of the incident are difficult for those outside the cybersecurity community to grasp, said a top security expert at McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated Internet security company.

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[tekz999]

Our pipes are big.

[Acro]

For 18 minutes DNForum sales were scrutinized by the Chinese who plan to launch a competitive forum

[Area52]

I find it astonishing that anything sensitive to our defense is accessible on the internet.