Here's the similarity. I do think US companies suffer from hacking, just like the music and video industry suffer losses from piracy. I think, however, that th

Here's the similarity. I do think US companies suffer from hacking, just like the music and video industry suffer losses from piracy. I think, however, that the numbers reported are exaggerated beyond belief. Piracy losses are exaggerated because if you take away free music and movies, most pirates will not pay anyway anywhere close to the amounts they are said to "steal" from the copyright owners. Hacking losses are exaggerated because the supposed trade secrets are often just a PR gimmick. I've seen all too often how corporate lawyers and executives claim their special unique tech is worth billions, when in fact it's worth very little if anything. As to whether US companies can do something: sure they can; the whole point of the article is that they care a lot less than one would expect.