Not just in the United States, but add Canada as well. Seems there could be many moving parts to this and many questions. Apparently this is a big enough issue that Barack Obama dispatched one of his pesky sternly worded letters to China.
Operation Fox Hunt
Obama Administration Warns Beijing About Covert Agents Operating in U.S.
Imagine that one day you wake up and trading is halted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor; meanwhile systems at United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal newspaper appear out of order.
It is not a scene from a movie; it happened on July 8, when trading at the NYSE stopped around 11:30 a.m. ET.
Hacking never has the sizzle when it comes to terror or scandals, yet it is the cheapest and most effective means of destruction.
So, below are some items you cannot overlook.
A few weeks ago, the unclassified email and information system at the Pentagon, mostly used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff was taken offline due to suspicious malware activity. That system is back online as of this week after all clues pointed to the hack by Russians which led to up to 4000 Pentagon employees losing access to email.
Warning corporations, industry and government entities is one thing, action and protection and or declaration of a cyber war is yet another.
July 2015: