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The US, Russia, and China are engaged in a fascinating cyber Cold War, top experts tell Insider.
From the outside, it may appear the US is losing, but its rivals have deep-seated weaknesses.
The US must keep a moral high ground – and a very stealthy profile in undermining its rivals.
At universities in China, former military officers teach students to hack into US defense contractors – and give them bounties. In Russia, military officers recruit criminals on the dark web to hack for the government – and allow them to keep stealing for personal gain.