] The U.S. military has assembled the world's most
] formidable hacker posse: a super-secret,
] multimillion-dollar weapons program that may be ready to
] launch bloodless cyberwar against enemy networks -- from
] electric grids to telephone nets.
]
] The group's existence was revealed during a U.S. Senate
] Armed Services Committee hearing last month. Military
] leaders from U.S. Strategic Command, or Stratcom,
] disclosed the existence of a unit called the Joint
] Functional Component Command for Network Warfare, or
] JFCCNW.
]
] In simple terms and sans any military jargon, the unit
] could best be described as the world's most formidable
] hacker posse. Ever.

] "I've got to tell you we spend more time on the computer
] network attack business than we do on computer network
] defense because so many people at very high levels are
] interested," said former CNA commander, Air Force Maj.
] Gen. John Bradley, during a speech at a 2002 Association
] of Old Crows conference. The group is the leading think
] tank on information and electronic warfare.

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Wired News: U.S. Military's Elite Hacker Crew