As concerns are growing regarding Chinese hacking attacks, the country will undergo its first digital war games. Chinese state media Zinhua said:

[The war games] test new types of combat forces including units using digital technology amid efforts to adjust to informationalised war.

It will be the first time a People’s Liberation Army exercise has focused on combat forces including digitalised units, special operations forces, army aviation and electronic counter forces.

United States president Barack Obama is set to meet with the Chinese president Xi Jinping next week as Washington’s level of concern rises regarding Chinese hacking of US military networks. The Pentagon seconds that notion in a report this month. The Asian country has been accused of “using cyber espionage to modernise its military.” It has also been stated that the American government has been the target for hacking attacks.

This week’s report said hackers linked to China are stealing floor plans for a new R5,9 billion headquarters for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation – Australia’s domestic spy agency.

The Chinese government has however denied any claims of hacking attacks or being involved in any hacking attacks.

[Source: The Guardian]