Tim Haugh, the retired general and ousted former head of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, warns that China has hacked into U.S. computer networks to an astonishing degree, targeting not just the U.S. military and industries, but also every American.

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    The USA lets themselves get hacked by putting random junk into important infrastructure without thinking.

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      Listen, being able to open and close a drawbridge on your phone from hundreds of miles away is pretty damn awesome.

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        Except when criminals can just hack your house, see that you are not at home, and then disarm the alarm and open the door remotely…

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          Generally not a concern unless you are a high profile target.

          If they could do that, they would likely be making more money from an honest living than they would breaking into homes in suburbia.

          Most burglary and b&e is a crime of opportunity. Getting an easy target. What you’re talking about about is the stuff of fantasy…the way Hollywood warps our perception of crime.

          Why go through the trouble of hacking your security system and unlocking your door…when the neighbors house doesn’t even have motion lights?

          For every Danny Ocean, there’s million Tyrone Biggums.

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            I’m not arguing with you here but that word… GENERALLY.

            Maybe your neighbour IS a high value target and you’re close enough physically that hacking your wpa2 wifi network makes sense.

            Like. You’re not wrong but this attitude just makes it even harder for anyone that would need assistance to get it. Like. Shit happens. Idk.