PBS高端访谈:黑客盗取每个联邦雇员的信息有什么用?

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: A government worker union today alleged¹ the cyber-attack on U.S. employee records was far worse than the Obama administration initially² indicated.

　　In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, the president of the American Federal Government Employees said the hackers³ stole the Social Security numbers and other personal data of every federal worker.

　　For the latest, we turn to Associated Press intelligence reporter Ken⁴ Dilanian.

　　So, Ken Dilanian, how much worse is this than what's been previously⁵ acknowledged?

　　KEN DILANIAN, Associated Press: Yes.

　　Well, Judy, we knew this was a serious breach⁶ of very sensitive information, but the letter today released by the union lays out with a lot more specificity than the Obama administration had what types of information was stolen and how comprehensive it was.

　　The union is saying flatly, look, all the information of everyone in this compromised database, they believe, were taken. And there's about 780 categories of information in this database, from military records, dates of birth, retirement⁷ dates, previous addresses, all sorts of very personal information on millions of federal and retired⁸ federal employees that this union is saying they believe were taken.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: And, as I understand, it's all federal employees, civilian⁹ employees and all former employees as well.

　　KEN DILANIAN: Right, and so that wouldn't include military people and it doesn't include certainly intelligence agency people, but it includes almost everyone else.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, we know — I asked the White House press secretary a few minutes ago about this. He said they're not able to confirm it, but the government employees union, they must be basing this on information they have.

　　KEN DILANIAN: Right. Well, they're basing it on their assessment¹⁰ of the sketchy¹¹ information they're being told by the Office of Personnel Management, which is releasing very little information, and sort of hedging and saying, well, Social Security numbers could be a part of the information that was stolen.

　　I mean, they have said, look, personnel information was hacked¹² and four million people were affected¹³, but they haven't said exactly what was taken, and they're citing security reasons and the pending¹⁴ criminal investigation¹⁵.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: And just very quickly, what do they think could be done with this?

　　KEN DILANIAN: Well, if in fact it's hackers based in China, as Senator Harry¹⁶ Reid said on the Senate floor today, the worry is that it's an espionage¹⁷ attack and that this information will be used to further compromise — to use against employees to compromise government databases through spear-phishing attacks.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Ken Dilanian with the Associated Press, we thank you.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

4 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

7 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

9 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

10 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

11 sketchy   

adj.写生的，写生风格的，概略的

参考例句：

• The material he supplied is too sketchy.他提供的材料过于简略。
• Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。

12 hacked   

生气

参考例句：

• I hacked the dead branches off. 我把枯树枝砍掉了。
• I'm really hacked off. 我真是很恼火。

13 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

14 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

15 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

16 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

17 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。