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Feds Prepare for Cyberwar

Attack by hackers, likely from China, could cut communications, power, banking

By Max Brallier,  Newser User

Posted Sep 27, 2007 7:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – Readying for a new cyber doomsday in which Americans wake to find the power off, cell phones dead, and no access to cash, the Bush administration is considering creating an agency to protect critical public and private computers. Experts say that any attack, which would...   Read full story »

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