[kvs]

People who can authoritatively talk about such attacks can't or don't talk. So, information out there is mostly anecdotal at best or just plain speculation. These cables add to that stack of information but from a much higher level of involvement. It may not be new or news but it's certainly from more credible source than what we usually hear from.

[tptacek]

I'm objecting to the wording of the headline. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm arguing that there's no story at all.

The "China's official involvement in Google hack confirmed" headline is a serious overreach.

[DougBTX]

True. For the headline to be solid, these would have to be Chinese cables, not US ones. But this is probably closest we are going to get.