China, US vie for mantle of world's biggest hacking victim

China and the US have been battling lately to portray themselves as the more pathetic victim of cyberattacks. The US has lamented its own lack of preparedness for a major Internet hack attack and focused on the 30+ companies affected by the recent China-based hack that set Google off on its recent anti-censorship kick. But it is Beijing that has been most at pains to claim the mantle of "victim."