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U.S. Concedes Danger of Cyber-Attack

Andrew Ward, Demetri Sevastopulo, and Stephen Fidler write on FT.com:

George W. Bush has acknowledged that the US is vulnerable to cyber-attack and said he might raise the issue with Chinese President Hu Jintao when they meet in Sydney on Wednesday.

The US president’s comments followed a report in the Financial Times that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had allegedly hacked into the Pentagon’s computer network.

“I’m very aware that a lot of our systems are vulnerable to cyber-attack from a variety of places,” said Mr Bush, who is in Sydney for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit.

Mr Bush said he “may” raise the matter with countries the US suspected of cyber warfare, without acknowledging China’s alleged role in the Pentagon incident.

posted by Fergie @ 9/05/2007 03:34:00 PM