Pentagon data diverted to Chinese servers

[denem]

Source: abc

The United States has revealed the details of a startling breakdown in cyber security in April, when 15 per cent of the world's internet traffic was diverted through China.

Experts describe it as one of the biggest redirections of internet data they have ever seen.

For 18 minutes on April 8, emails and internet material sent from the Pentagon and NASA were re-routed via Chinese servers.

A US government report blames China Telecom, but does not say why it might have happened or whether it was done intentionally.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/18/3069626.htm?section=justin

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Pulling 15% of the internet without disruption takes serious processing power. Then again, the Chinese do have the worlds fastest supercomputer: http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-11-17/646710187890.html

[ixion]

1. But for us to stay, you know, 'safe' they've got to grab our junk...

[Kennah]

2. Perhaps ...

... China was merely calling a marker due after November 2nd.

[fascisthunter]

3. fucking crazy

[denem]

4. Wonder how their heuristic analysis is going with Free Republic?

[bigdaddycoles66]

5. It's all good! The republicans were going to sell them the information

anyways. They just happen to get it for free on April 8th sort of like a "try it now risk free".

[denem]

6. Free Shipping!

[Joe Chi Minh]

7. Maybe just commissioning the computer.

[formercia]

8. Another reminder from the Chinese

thanking us for outsourcing our technology manufacturing to China.