Great News! Cyber-Spies Penetrate Our Electrical Grid

If you're able to read this you'll know we're still up and running. But maybe not for long.

This is very comforting news, isn't it?

Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven't sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war.

"The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid," said a senior intelligence official. "So have the Russians."

Back in Washington from his triumphant world groveling tour, President Obama apologized to the rest of the world for us having electricity.