US Treasury is starting to admit that it’s been hacked by foreign entities. This is the same organization who’s pushing to establish oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency exchanges, identifying buyers and sellers.
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Nothing new under the sun. Read the following headlines and share in the tragic comedy of my american homeland.
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F-35 Program Costs Jump to $406.5 Billion in Latest Estimate
The cost of the F-35 jet program, already the most expensive U.S. weapons program ever, is estimated to climb further as the plane’s production period gets extended, according to figures submitted to Congress on Monday.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/f-35-program-costs-jump-to-406-billion-in-new-pentagon-estimate
The cost of the F-35 jet program, already the most expensive U.S. weapons program ever, is estimated to climb further as the plane’s production period gets extended, according to figures submitted to Congress on Monday.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/f-35-program-costs-jump-to-406-billion-in-new-pentagon-estimate
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Chinese hackers stole F-35 fighter jet blueprints in Pentagon hack, Edward Snowden documents claim
Chinese hackers stole "many terabytes" of data about the American F-35 stealth fighter jet, new documents provided by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden contend.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/snowden-chinese-hackers-stole-f-35-fighter-jet-blueprints-article-1.2084888
Chinese hackers stole "many terabytes" of data about the American F-35 stealth fighter jet, new documents provided by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden contend.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/snowden-chinese-hackers-stole-f-35-fighter-jet-blueprints-article-1.2084888
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China proudly debuts its new stealth jet it built 'by hacking into US computers and stealing plans'
Taking to the skies at the airshow in the southern city of Zhuhai, in Guangdong province, the J-20 stealth fighter passed by onlookers in a thunderous demonstration.
The aircraft is believed to have been built in part from plans of US war planes, obtained by Chinese hackers jailed earlier this year – a claim which Beijing has firmly denied.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3893126/Chinese-J-20-stealth-jet-based-military-plans-stolen-hackers-makes-public-debut.html
Taking to the skies at the airshow in the southern city of Zhuhai, in Guangdong province, the J-20 stealth fighter passed by onlookers in a thunderous demonstration.
The aircraft is believed to have been built in part from plans of US war planes, obtained by Chinese hackers jailed earlier this year – a claim which Beijing has firmly denied.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3893126/Chinese-J-20-stealth-jet-based-military-plans-stolen-hackers-makes-public-debut.html
Imagine spending $400+ billion developing a stealth fighter.
Only to have china steal all of the critical data to build their own equivalent for free.
In another world, this may have been a national embarrassment. As things stand this has become entirely normalized and widespread.