Washington’s most powerful institutions are vulnerable to Chinese cyberspies, and many have already been hacked, security experts are convinced.

“Law firms, think tanks, newspapers — if there’s something of interest, you should assume you’ve been penetrated,” James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which has been hacked in the past, told The Washington Post.

He said there is “no such thing as a secure unclassified network.”

Computer security firm Mandiant this week revealed that an elite military unit of Chinese hackers based in Shanghai is likely behind a series of successful cyber-attacks against U.S. companies and the government, suggesting that cyberspace is the new battleground for national security.

Experts say information gained from these intrusions has the potential to give the Chinese valuable insight into the inner working of Washington.

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