It targets the rest of the world in wiretapping and cracking codes. Lately, the Subcontinent has become a focus of its attention, after indictment of US intelligence agencies by the Admiral Jeremiah Committee, in the wake of the Pokhran II goof-up. The Cox Report chronicles the exploits of Goujia Anquan Bu. Its professionalism is unrivalled in the underworld, proof of which lies in its anonymity. Data pilferage at Los Alamos lab is the acme of cyber spying, involving the insider Wen Ho Lee.
Super computers are an invaluable asset in cryptography, cryptanalysis and processing of intercepts.
Pakistan has the dubious distinction of being one of the five top virus-exporting countries of the world. The exploits of Amjad Brothers in inventing and propagating the deadly Brain Virus, commonly called Pakistani Virus, are well known. Amongst all hackers they are the only exception, who openly flaunt their address and telephone number in Lahore. Osama Bin Laden is reportedly financing projects that would strike the US National Information Infrastructure and the ISI is its willing partner in cyber terrorism and crime. We may well be the victims of these viruses, Trojan Horses and back-door attacks.