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Internet security
网络安全

An anonymous foe
幽灵般的敌人

Hackers hit big companies, the IMF and the headlines
网络黑客席卷名企和国际货币基金组织，大出风头

Jun 16th 2011 | SAN FRANCISCO | from the print edition

DEFENCE companies such as Lockheed Martin have seen some of their cyber-defences penetrated. Sony, Google, Citigroup and other firms have had sensitive customer data swiped by high-tech intruders. The IMF has been the victim of a digital attack, as has the website of America’s Senate. And a hackers’ collective, called Anonymous, has threatened to launch an online assault on the computer systems of America’s Federal Reserve unless its chairman, Ben Bernanke, agrees to step down.

洛克西德马丁公司虽作为国防军企，却也意识到其部分网络防御被黑客所渗透。入侵者以其较高的技术窃取了索尼，谷歌，花旗集团等公司的客户敏感数据。国际货币基金组织成为了这次数字化入侵的受害者，美国参议院的官网也不能幸免。一个叫做“佚名”的黑客组织扬言，如果美联储的主席Ben Bernanke不愿下台，那就要对美联储的计算机系统发起网上攻击。

These and other events—such as the attack on the public website of the CIA, which was disrupted briefly on June 15th—have led to speculation that there has been a big increase in the threat posed by hackers in recent months. They have also reinforced a belief in some quarters that America is already engaged in a cyber war of sorts, most notably with China. Yet such claims are controversial.

美国中情局在6月15日也因黑客袭击暂时瘫痪，这样或那样的针对公共网站的袭击使得最近几月来公众对网络黑客动辄发起攻击行为的关注与日俱增。他们同样也更加坚定地认为，美国在某些方面的确陷入了一场网络大战，最沸沸扬扬的莫过于和中国的网络战。然而这些言论尚存争议。