A string of incidents involving rerouted Internet data and overreaching firewalls stemming from China could have “a number of serious implications,” according to an annual report on the U.S. relationship with China.
The 12-member United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its report to Congress that while researchers couldn’t conclude “whether the actions were intentional,” they warned that future episodes “could possibly be used for malicious purposes.”
The report referred to two incidents last spring, including one when as much as 15% of the international Web traffic was rerouted for several minutes through small Internet service provider IDC China Telecommunication.
In pages 241 through 244 of the massive report, the commission details how data from U.S. government and military networks were temporarily hijacked and forced through Chinese computer servers. Read more.
The 12-member United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its report to Congress that while researchers couldn’t conclude “whether the actions were intentional,” they warned that future episodes “could possibly be used for malicious purposes.”The report referred to two incidents last spring, including one when as much as 15% of the international Web traffic was rerouted for several minutes through small Internet service provider IDC China Telecommunication.
In pages 241 through 244 of the massive report, the commission details how data from U.S. government and military networks were temporarily hijacked and forced through Chinese computer servers. Read more.