Chapter 35: The Impregnable Fortress

  Lai Che commander was stunned upon hearing this, he didn't expect the hacker's action to be so swift! Less than a minute and they had already successfully invaded his personal computer! What did those computer suppliers say again? My computer is the crystallization of the world's most advanced technology, no one can easily sneak in, but now?

  Damn these suppliers! If this hacker leaks this out, I'll be the laughing stock of the whole world!

  Laych, as the highest commander of NORAD, had access to a vast amount of classified information in the United States. Fortunately for him, he did not store this information on his personal computer; otherwise, he would have been left with nothing but tears.

  Pete said the result of this matter on the phone, and Commander Lai didn't wait for him to finish speaking, angrily saying: "Hurry up and let the security department catch this guy! Let them all act!"

  Lai Che slammed down the phone and then considered the worst possible outcome of this matter. Less than two minutes later, the phone on his desk rang again. After Lai Che answered it, he heard Pitt's trembling voice: "Commander, the Security Department just sent a message saying... saying... that the hacker has already... disappeared..."

  Lai Che immediately asked: "What does 'disappeared' mean? Has he escaped?"

  Pete whispered: "Indeed it is..."

  " 'How is this possible!' Lech shouted. 'Are our people a bunch of idiots? Aren't they supposed to be the world's top-notch security team?! - You notify the head of security right away and have him come to my office!' "

  With a "click", Liche once again hung up the phone, this time he was really infuriated. The North American Air Defense Command actually allowed a hacker to intrude and then escape unscathed. This matter is no longer a personal issue, it involves national top-level security issues. Because the North American Air Defense Command has a large number of nuclear-related confidential materials, if this hacker can invade Liche's computer, who knows whether he will invade other people's computers in the base? What if someone puts confidential information on their personal computer and causes a leak? Who can bear the consequences?

  Leche wanted to ask the Minister of Security face-to-face why their security personnel had not been able to catch this guy. Ten minutes later, he got his answer. The Minister of Security, James, sat across from him and replied calmly: "General, our people have done their best. This hacker is extremely vicious and has left no clues for us to track. He has erased all traces of the invasion on the computer, making it extremely difficult for us to track him down. Moreover, since most of the network security personnel are participating in the 'Sky Curtain' project, this also led to our failure. In addition..."

  Leych Commander waved his hand immediately after hearing this, indicating that James should stop talking. He then furrowed his brow in thought, as if he had overlooked something very important.

  After a moment, Commander Leiche slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed: "It's all over! Hurry up and notify the people in charge of 'Operation Sky Curtain' to change the server password immediately! This hacker must be here to steal the password! Judging from the current situation, he may have already succeeded!"

  James was taken aback by this and stuttered, "General... did you store the server password on your personal computer?"

  Lai Che nodded and said hastily: "Yes! Hurry up and notify them, they must change their passwords before the hackers do!"

  James realized the severity of the situation, so he didn't dare to delay, and directly picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number. Three minutes later, he hung up the phone dejectedly, sighed, and then said to General Lecher: "General... our people have lost control of the server... that hacker has succeeded..."

  Liche's face turned pale as he slumped in his chair, looking like he had lost his last hope. James comforted him, "General, don't be so down. Although the server has been breached, we still have the world's most advanced supercomputer. Believe me, no one can hack into this machine, not even a god! And we also possess the server's core code. With just a little time, we'll be able to regain control of the server!"

  James's words were naturally confident, as the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which has access to the US nuclear arsenal, always uses the world's best equipment. For example, this supercomputer, installed not long ago, is called "Fortress" and its computing speed exceeds 100 billion times per second. Not to mention a single hacker, even all hackers in the world combined would not be able to breach it!

  Lai Che felt slightly relieved and his expression improved a bit, only to hear him weakly wave his hand and say: "You go supervise this matter, absolutely cannot let the hacker succeed again. You should know that if our secrets are leaked out, the loss to the US will be enormous."

  James nodded and left, leaving General Lech alone in the office. For a moment, he thought about many things, especially the "Sky Shield" plan. This plan was actually a test action, and the North American Air Defense Command was the organizer of this hacking competition. They wanted to let hackers from all over the world test the security and reliability of the North American Air Defense Command.

  Before the plan began, they had analyzed various possibilities and in their view, NORAD was impenetrable via cyber means. First of all, a server consisting of 100 supercomputers was already unimaginable, let alone this hacker who obtained the password to the server by invading Leech's personal computer. Even so, the supercomputer named "Fortress" was sufficient to deal with any invasion behavior, with an operating speed of over 10 billion times per second, making the "Fortress" computer a perfect barrier that inspired awe!

  Leiche felt a lot more at ease now that he had thought it through. He was just a bit out of sorts earlier, but after careful consideration, he felt much better. As James had said, as long as the "fortress" was there, hackers would not be able to infiltrate the North American Aerospace Defense Command's network, and therefore the top-secret information in their possession would not be at risk of being leaked.

  "Ah," Commander Lai let out a sigh, thinking to himself: This hacker is really something, actually able to track down my computer. How did he think of getting the server password from me?