US fouling cyberspace with its malevolent actions

Following the release of a report by the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and the cyber security company 360 on the results of investigations into thousands of malicious cyberattacks on China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, China's Foreign Ministry lodged solemn representations with the US embassy on Sunday.

The ministry strongly condemned the actions of the Tailored Access Operations unit affiliated with the US National Security Agency, which was identified as being responsible for the attacks, saying that the cyberattacks seriously violated the integrity of sensitive research programs.

It seems that the TAO is picky in selecting its targets, choosing the most valuable targets for its hacking. As one of the seven universities engaged in defense-related technology research, the NPU has made enormous achievements in aerospace, astronautics, and ocean voyage technologies. It produced the nation's first small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle, first ground effect vehicle and first aerospace airborne computer, and it is participating in the nation's manned space travel and lunar probe projects.