From VOA Learning English, this is
the Technology Report. The United States has announced1 a plan
to fight2 the growing3
threat4 from cyber spies5 and
Internet attackers6
known as7 hackers.
United States Attorney General8 Eric Holder says the Justice Department9
is fighting back10
aggressively11. He
says the department is working with states and federal agencies to bring12 to justice
those involved13
in online theft14
and espionage.
Mr. Holder called for15 increased16
cooperation with private businesses17.
He also18 noted
the need19 to
protect trade secrets20.
The attorney general said a single21
trade secret can be worth22
millions of dollars. Stolen23
trade secrets, he said, hurt24
businesses, jobs25
and economic competitiveness26.
The new policy27 calls for fines28 and trade action against29 individuals and countries that target30 U.S. trade
secrets. The plan was announced the
day after31 the American information security company
Mandiant published32
its investigation of cyber-attacks.
It reported33 that more than 140 companies have been attacked34 since35 2006. The
targets include36
some of the biggest companies in the United States such as37 Apple, Facebook, Lockheed Martin, and
CocaCola.
Mandiant says hacking groups38 in China carry out39 most
of the attacks40. They include groups known as41 Comment Crew42 and Shanghai Group. Mandiant also identified something43
called44
Advanced45 Persistent
Threat 1, or APT1.
It says APT1 is a part of the Chinese military, the People's
Liberation Army46.
Mandiant says the Chinese government also wants to hack47 into important parts of America's infrastructure48.
China's Foreign Ministry49 denies50 Mandiant's accusations. It calls the
report irresponsible51.
For VOA Learning English, I'm Carolyn Presutti. (Adapted from a radio program
broadcast 18Feb2013
Vocabulary
1. Announced = anunciou
2. plan to fight = plano para combater
3. growing = crescent
4. threat = ameaça
5. cyber spies = espiões cibernéticos
6. attackers = atacantes
7. known as = conhecido como
8. Attorney General = Procurador Geral
9. Justice Department = Departamento de Justiça
10. fighting back = reagindo
11. aggressively = agressivamente
12. bring = trazer
13. involved = envolvido
14. online theft = roubo on line
15. called for = pediu por
16. increased = aumentado(a)
17. private businesses = negócios particulares
18. also = também
19. need = necessidade
20. trade secrets = segredos comerciais
21. single = único
22. can be worth = pode valor
23. Stolen = roubado
24. Hurt = prejudicar
25. Jobs = empregos
26. economic competitiveness = competitividade economica
27. policy = política, diretriz
28. fines = multas
29. against = contra
30. target = alvejar
31. the day after = o dia seguinte
32. published = publicou
33. reported = relatou
34. have been attacked = tem sido atacadas
35. since = desde
36. include = incluem
37. such as= tais como
38. hacking groups = grupos de hackers
39. carry out = realizam
40. most of the attacks = a maioria dos ataques
41. known as = conhecidos como
42. Crew = multidão, tripulação
43. identified something = identificou alguma coisa
44. called = chamada(o)
45. Advanced = avançado(a)
46. Liberation Army = exército de libertação
47. Hack = hackear
48. Infrastructure = infraestrutura
49. Foreign Ministry = Ministério das relações exteriors
50. Denies = nega
51. Irresponsible = irresponsável
