On Sunday, 60 Minutes provided an extensive report uncovering just how unprepared America is when it comes to cyber attacks. Moreover, the report discussed an “electronic Pearl Harbor” that took place in 2007.

“It was an espionage Pearl Harbor,” Jim Lewis, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft.

“They broke into all of the high tech agencies, all of the military agencies, and downloaded terabytes of information,” Lewis said. “Every day a little bit more of our intellectual property, our innovative skills, our military technology is stolen by somebody. And it’s like little drops. Eventually we’ll drown.”

Watch the entire news segment “Sabotaging the System” below to find out how the cyber criminals can and do attack.

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After the segment aired, DefenseTech gave themselves a (much deserved) pat on the back for previous coverage on cyber warfare. Want to read more about the previous attacks? DefenseTech’s post on the segment listed some excellent resources.