On April 1, 2001 a Chinese fighter jet collided with a U.S. Navy EP-3 surveillance plane off China's coast, resulting in the death of a Chinese pilot and the detention of the Navy plane and its crew. As Chinese and American diplomats sparred in the political arena, an army of Chinese hackers launched attacks against American web sites in protest. Though estimates vary, the ensuing "Cyberwar" between U.S. and Chinese hackers ultimately affected some 1,100 American web sites and 1,600 Chinese sites. Whether this rash of web site defacements fits the description of Information Warfare (IW) is questionable.
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