Cyber spies have hacked into computers containing information about the U.S. Defense Department's most expensive weapons program ever: the $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter, a fighter jet also known as F35 Lightning II. The
intruders were able to copy and siphon off several terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems, officials say, potentially making it easier to defend against the craft. The latest intrusions provide new evidence that a battle is heating up between the U.S. and potential adversaries over the data networks that tie the world together [The Wall Street Journal].
U.S. officials reportedly traced the hackers back to China, but experts note that it's extremely difficult to determine the real origin of an online attack, as paths can be disguised and identities masked. Meanwhile, the
Chinese Embassy said in a statement that China "opposes and forbids all forms of cyber crimes." It called the Pentagon's report ...
