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Secret NSA Map
Shows China
CYBER ATTACKS
on U.S. Targets

A SECRET NSA map obtained exclusively shows of attacks was in California, which had almost 50. source said. The briefing highlighted China’s interest
the Chinese government’s massive cyber assault on Each dot represents a successful Chinese attempt in Google and defense contractors like Lockheed
all sectors of the U.S economy, including major firms to steal corporate and military secrets and data Martin, and in air traffic control systems. It catalogued
like Google and Lockheed Martin, as well as the U.S. about America’s critical infrastructure, particularly the documents and data Chinese government hackers
government and military. the electrical power and telecommunications have “infiltrated” -- stolen -- from U.S. corporate,
The map uses red dots to mark more than 600 and internet backbone. And the prizes that China government and military networks, and also listed
corporate, private or government “Victims of Chinese pilfered during its “intrusions” included everything the number and origin of China’s “exploitations and
Cyber Espionage” that were attacked over a five-year from specifications for hybrid cars to formulas for attacks.” The map suggests that NSA has been able
period, with clusters in America’s industrial centers. pharmaceutical products to details about U.S. military to monitor and assess the Chinese cyber espionage
The entire Northeast Corridor from Washington to and civilian air traffic control systems, according to operations, and knows which specific companies,
Boston is blanketed in red, as is California’s Silicon intelligence sources. The map was part of an NSA government agencies and computer networks are
Valley, with other concentrations in Dallas, Miami, briefing prepared by the NSA Threat Operations being targeted. The NSA did not immediately respond
Chicago, Seattle, L.A. and Detroit. The highest number Center (NTOC) in February 2014, an intelligence to repeated requests for comment.

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