Skip to content
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us
FacebookTwitterInstagram
 
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us

CYBER THEFT COMPROMISED ESPIONAGE DEFENSES

June 23, 2015Daily NewsBy wp-admin

By exposing the names and addresses of foreign relatives, the cyber theft of private information on US security clearance holders by hackers linked to China will complicate the deployment and promotion of American intelligence professionals with special language skills and diverse backgrounds, current and former US officials say.

Officials fear that China will seek to gain leverage over Americans with access to secrets by pressuring their overseas relatives, particularly if they happen to be living in China or another authoritarian country.

Over the last decade, US intelligence agencies have sought to hire more people of Asian and Middle Eastern descent, some of whom have relatives living overseas.

The compromise of their personal data is likely to place additional burdens on employees who already face onerous security scrutiny. China denies involvement in the cyber attack that is being called the most damaging national security loss in more than a decade.
Read More

cyber attack
About the author

wp-admin

अन्य कहानियां
37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
February 5, 2018
Using RTI benefits community
February 1, 2018
SECURE YOUR DATA
February 1, 2018
Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt
November 15, 2017
Raya Sarkar says all named in her list violated Visakha guidelines’ sexual harassment grounds
October 30, 2017
Boy, 10, Hit By Teacher For Not Bringing Aadhaar Number, Had Surgery
October 30, 2017
Recent Posts
  • The rise of mhealth and top five mhealth apps in India December 18, 2020
  • The Social Dilemma – 2020 – 95 Minutes – Available on Netflix December 18, 2020
  • Podcasts and the Pandemic: A crossover of technology and everyday life December 18, 2020
  • Blurring boundaries with Social media December 18, 2020
  • 2020 An Year of Ed-Tech December 18, 2020
Internet Rights was supported by

Funders and Partners
  • Cambridge
  • Facebook
  • Whatsapp
Contact us
Email: def@defindia.net

Find us on:

FacebookTwitterGoogle+YouTubeMail
Powered by Digital Empowerment Foundation