China Hacks Pentagon Computers

Last week it was espionage involving German computers and now it's being reported that China has hacked into the Pentagon's computers.

The Financial Times quoted US officials as saying the Chinese army made the attack, which crashed part of a system for the defence secretary's office.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry official Jiang Yu said Beijing "opposed and vigorously attacked" all attacks on the internet including hacking.

"Some people are making wild accusations against China ... These are totally groundless and also reflect a Cold War mentality," she said.

The Financial Times earlier quoted a senior official as saying the Pentagon had pinpointed the origins of the attack and another as saying there was a "high level of confidence" that the People's Liberation Army was responsible.

Naturally, China will assert that the People's Liberation Army wouldn't do anything sneaky. I'll assert they're fibbing.