Disclosed budget documents for America's intelligence agencies show how aggressively the US is conducting offensive cyber operations against other states, even while the Obama administration protests attacks on US computer networks by China, Iran and Russia.
The document obtained by The Washington post from Edward Snowden , The former NSA contractor , indicates 231 such operations in 2011 , a year after the first evidence emerged of a US and Israeli - led cyber attack against Iran's nuclear - enrichment centre. It suggests the Obama was not deterred by the disclosure of the Iranian operation, which became evident because of a technological error, and is pressing ahead on using cyber-weapons against a variety of targets.
Unlike drone attacks , which the administration has begun to acknowledge publicly and provide legal justifications for , cyber attacks are still regarded as part of a secret arsenal. The attack described in the budget document appear to be on a far smaller scale than the series of attacks on Iran, which were part of a classified operation called " OLYMPIC GAMES".
The Post ( The Washington post) talked of a parallel effort, code- named GENIE, which it described as an effort by US intelligence officials working for the NSA and the military's cyber command to insert superstitious controls into foreign computer networks. That computer code allows US official to hi jack the computers.
The Chinese have responded that America also conducts extensive cyber-operations - including against china - and will doubtless use the most recent disclosures to press that case.
" Friends all are same whether its china or US. No body is different.They both are criminals , but one one is local thief and other is Don. In today's era every country wants to establish its dominance . They want to become powerful . They have various collection of deadly weapons in their arsenal. Today US is little weak due to global economic crisis and China is very powerful. China want's to utilize this opportunity because once US will regain it's position then it will be difficult for china to establish it's hegemony. Do not know what is going to happen but symptoms are not good. I afraid that this SYRIA issue may trigger the war.
Courtesy - The Hindu
JAI HIND..
The document obtained by The Washington post from Edward Snowden , The former NSA contractor , indicates 231 such operations in 2011 , a year after the first evidence emerged of a US and Israeli - led cyber attack against Iran's nuclear - enrichment centre. It suggests the Obama was not deterred by the disclosure of the Iranian operation, which became evident because of a technological error, and is pressing ahead on using cyber-weapons against a variety of targets.
Unlike drone attacks , which the administration has begun to acknowledge publicly and provide legal justifications for , cyber attacks are still regarded as part of a secret arsenal. The attack described in the budget document appear to be on a far smaller scale than the series of attacks on Iran, which were part of a classified operation called " OLYMPIC GAMES".
The Post ( The Washington post) talked of a parallel effort, code- named GENIE, which it described as an effort by US intelligence officials working for the NSA and the military's cyber command to insert superstitious controls into foreign computer networks. That computer code allows US official to hi jack the computers.
The Chinese have responded that America also conducts extensive cyber-operations - including against china - and will doubtless use the most recent disclosures to press that case.
" Friends all are same whether its china or US. No body is different.They both are criminals , but one one is local thief and other is Don. In today's era every country wants to establish its dominance . They want to become powerful . They have various collection of deadly weapons in their arsenal. Today US is little weak due to global economic crisis and China is very powerful. China want's to utilize this opportunity because once US will regain it's position then it will be difficult for china to establish it's hegemony. Do not know what is going to happen but symptoms are not good. I afraid that this SYRIA issue may trigger the war.
Courtesy - The Hindu
JAI HIND..
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