In the latest episode of “China is not a close friend of the United States,” on Sunday, we learned that a Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack may have affected many, perhaps most Americans, from President Trump right down to regular folks across the fruited plain.
This was audacious; it was carefully planned and executed, and it may still be ongoing.
A former FBI official claims that it’s likely every American has been impacted by a Chinese-state-sponsored cyberattack.
International law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and National Security Agency, issued a joint advisory in September warning the public that CCP-sponsored actors are “targeting” many aspects of American lives, including telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging and military infrastructure networks.
The cyberattack wasn’t limited to the U.S. and targeted many countries around the globe, according to the advisory. According to the international agencies, the three Chinese companies believed to be behind Salt Typhoon work for China’s intelligence services, which include units in the People’s Liberation Army and Ministry of State Security.
So, this would be a cyber-attack conceived and approved at the very highest levels of the Chinese government; that is to say, the Chinese Communist Party. And this is a manifestly unfriendly act.
This isn’t the first such incursion linked to China in recent months.
China has always been the enemy! Started in the 50’s.
Why are we still trading with the enemy? For cheap throw away products? That proves that what greed will do to an economy, starting from big corporations right down to us consumers. We are losing our protections and privacy over saving a few dollars. Think about it readers.