# Another day, another Chinese hacking attack discovered

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 27, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582 "2018-10-27T09:31:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582/1 "2018-10-27T09:31:49Z")

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TLDR: Yes, you are being hacked by China.

Downloadable article [here](https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/mca/vol3/iss1/7/).

It shows how internet traffic is being routed via China through China Telecom’s outposts in the US.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582/2 "2018-10-27T14:32:45Z")

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I thought this was going to be about [this](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-attack/knife-wielding-woman-injures-14-children-in-china-kindergarten-attack-idUSKCN1N00EP) Chinese hacking attack.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582/3 "2018-10-27T19:22:13Z")

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And I thought Pee-pee in my Coke was bad.

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-chinese-hacking-attack-discovered/823582/4 "2018-10-29T13:47:56Z")

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I find that article somewhat lacking. While it’s concerning to have Chinese PoPs in the US, the author seems to use geographical distance to determine what route is “fastest” and doesn’t take into account what might have been happening to the routes he considers “fastest” like network outages or congestion.