China's Cyber-Militia

Slashdot posted an article about the cover story in the current issue of National Journal that is an in-depth report on China's cyber-aggression toward US government, military, and business networks.

While China's cyber-warfare actions have been discussed on numerous occasions in the past, this report suggests that Chinese cyber-attackers may have been involved in major power outages in the US.

To wit, computer hackers in China, including those working on behalf of the Chinese government and military, have gained access to electric power plants in the United States, possibly triggering two recent widespread blackouts in Florida and the Northeast.

For a discussion of China's People's Liberation Army's likely involvement in the outages, see National Journal Magazine.