Ellen Nakashima, of The Washington Post, reports that a new NIE “has concluded that the United States is the target of a massive, sustained cyber-espionage campaign that is threatening the country’s economic competitiveness. . . .” Moreover, the NIE names China as the number one villain. An AP article a few weeks back explained that this NIE is actually part of an administration naming/shaming strategy designed to pressure China. Unfortunately, I doubt that campaign will have much effect, as Adam Segal of CFR also noted.
For those critical of the US tendency to make China a boogeyman, please note that the NIE also names Russia, France, and Israel as having engaged in cyberexploitation.
Nakahsima goes on to say that a few people have pushed for an unclassified summary of the NIE. Remember that ONCIX released this report over a year ago that also named/shamed China.
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