Hacking of Washington institutions by Chinese cyberspies is no surprise

To The Editor:

A recent Post-Standard headline reported that hacking attacks on our corporate empire were traced to China. Why should we be alarmed by this development?

While we were distracted by the vitriol surrounding abortion, gay rights, debt ceilings, sequestration and Obama's golf outings, the Chinese have been working through the night educating their population, building 22nd century superhighways and railroad systems.

Soon, China will be churning out more scientists and engineers than the rest of the world combined. They are now in the process of monopolizing green technology. The fact that they now have the skills and means to launch a cyber attack on corporate America is testament to their ingenuity and their economic and technological progress towards world superiority. Perhaps this will be a wake-up call for our petty Congress.

R. Oscar Lofters
Camillus

Source: http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2013/02/hacking_of_washington_institut.html

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