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Andy Edser

China accuses the US of attacking time—or being behind a series of cyberattacks on its National Time Center, anyway

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The US and China are forever accusing each other of cyberattacks, but this one might be more significant than the rest—as China says the US is behind a series of attacks on its National Time Service Center.

And while the idea of the US waging war on time itself might seem amusing, China sees the attacks as no joke, as the research facility is said to be responsible for timing services used by communications, finance, power, transport, and defence services throughout the country.

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