By Star Chang, posted Oct 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM, 470 views,

Chinese Hack Attack on White House Computer

Things get a bit more terrifying when you learn what exactly China was after. The U.S. White House revealed early this week that cyber attackers linked to the Chinese government attempted to hack into a computer system in the White House Military Office. The attack was made against a single computer. It came in the form of “spear phishing,” where an email purporting to be official contains links to — or attachments containing — malware. It’s not clear whether White House personnel were actually fooled by the email. White House confirmed the hack but downplayed it, saying no damage was done and it was unsuccessful. It was reported that China has been aggressively targeting America’s corporations for their intellectual property and the government agencies for critical national security information. Sometime the Chinese authorities are just too naive. May be they can get some help from the Decepticon …

SOURCE: FOX NEWS.com