Pentagon Acknowledges Chinese Cyberthreat

"Pentagon acknowledges Chinese cyberthreat"

Wow!  Really?

"China is a clear cyberthreat to the United States, acknowledged Pentagon spokesman George Little, in the wake of a new report linking the Chinese military to massive amounts of stolen data from over 100 different targets, most of which are based in the U.S.

"Cyberthreats do emanate from China," Little said when pressed about the hacking report by security firm Mandiant Technologies, but declined to elaborate further, citing department policy."

Of course,

"China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday he doubted the evidence would withstand scrutiny. 

"To make groundless accusations based on some rough material is neither responsible nor professional," he said according to the Associated Press."

"Mandiant didn't name specific targets of the attacks but said they included information technology firms and telecommunications to aerospace and energy companies.
The stolen information allegedly includes blueprints, details on proprietary processes, pricing documents and contact lists."

No big surprise here.