CHINESE and Russian cyber spies have hack into the US electricity grid

CHINESE and Russian cyber spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programs that could be used to disrupt the system, a report says.

Quoting unidentified intelligence sources and homeland security officials, The Wall Street Journal said cyber spies penetrated the system repeatedly last year, but did not disrupt it. "The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid," the paper quoted an intelligence official as saying.

Officials fear bugs have been sown in the system and could be used to disrupt the networks in time of war or crisis.

The US Government sees cyber security as a major vulnerability, with the Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, naming it one of at least 12 areas up for rapid policy review.

There are increasing fears that hackers could hijack computer systems that run critical infrastructure such as power plants, controlling them remotely and causing chaos inside the US.

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CHINESE and Russian cyber spies have hack into the US electricity grid

CHINESE and Russian cyber spies have hack into the US electricity grid

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