40,000 Chinese Hackers to Attack Japan via S. Korean Servers...on Aug. 15

Doga Ilbo ^ | 07/14/05 | Park Sun-hong, Park Kwang-soo

[TigerLikesRooster]

/begin my translation

40,000 Chinese Hackers  to Attack Japan via S. Korean Servers...on Aug. 15 

Chinese hackers reportedly plan a massive hacking attack against various Japanese Internet sites on Aug. 15,  using S. Korean servers as 'intermediaries' for their offensive. S. Korean servers, which Chinese hackers will use to elude the tracking of their own IP addresses, include not only servers in S. Korean universities, but also in some government institutions, which would surely raise a major concern. Wen-hui-bao in Hong Kong reported on July 2, "Zhong-guo Hong-ke-lian-meng(Zhong-hong-meng,) one of the five largest hacking organization in the world, plans to launch massive hacking attacks on anti-Chinese sites in Japan between July and September (this year.)" 

Zhong-hong-meng is the largest Chinese hacking organization whose core is made up of students and alumni of Social Science Academy at Beijing University.

According to Wen-hui-bao, the organization is divided into three units: (1) Information Collection Unit finds out the (security) vulnerabilities of Japanese sites. (2) Maintenance Unit guards for Japanese counterattack (3) Attack Unit attacks anti-Chinese sites in Japan, such as the website of Fusosha, which stirred up controversy for its textbook with distorted history. 

A member of Zhong-hong-meng told his S. Korean acquaintance recently, "Servers of three universities and online computer game company have been scoped out as their way stations. They have  surprising security vulnerabilities, which make them suitable for 'IP laundering.'"

He said, "As of July 13th, 45,000 Chinese hackers signed up for this event. Watch what happens on Aug. 15." 

Chinese hackers are trying to use S. Korean servers as way stations because they attempted attacks on Japanese sites when massive anti-Japanese protests erupted last April, but failed because Japanese blocked all connections originating from sites with Chinese IP address. If they go through S. Korean sites, they figure that Japanese would have hard time blocking access using IP addresses.

Professor Han Sung-gook at Won-gang University pointed out that, if Chinese hackers can use S. Korean servers at will, it is tantamount to surrendering S. Korean territory in Cyber information war. The ability to route through S. Korean servers without permission also means that they can easily manipulate information stored inside the servers."

Park Sun-hong
Park Kwang-soo

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[TigerLikesRooster]

To me, Hong-ke-lian-meng is some kind of secret "nationalistic" brotherhood. While they try to exploit security vulnerability of others, they are not good at maintaining their own operational security. Too many loose lips.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[ko_kyi]

begun, this cyber war has.

[blueberry12]

If I knew that my computer is going to be attacked on Aug 15, I would just simply turn it off on that day. They should do that with the servers as well. ;-D

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Advanced notice is a good thing! LOL!

[Jet Jaguar]

I marked it on my calendar and will report back.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #6

Yeah, let me know what happens.:-)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Wonder how many people on FR who hate Japan, despite it's Imperial system being obliterated in total humiliation 60 years ago this summer into forced surrender and US occupation, will still happily side with the Chi-coms and join in the cyber fun of attacking Japan??

There are some, not many of course, but some -- on this site you know.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #8

Maybe they are too old to bother with hacking stuff.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Precisely. When I saw this story, and your excellent translation, I thought of filing it under "Those Who Have Too Much Time On Their Hands" file! :-)

[VeniVidiVici]

So if 40,000 Chinese hackers, typing on 40,000 keyboards ...

[darth]

So just cut off telecom service to the PRC until they stop the cyber attacks. Simple, no?

[OKIEDOC]

If the Chinese communists can not control their hackers then your right, just cut the cable between China and South Korea.

I think anyone who hacks my computer site needs at a minimum about 10 years of hard labor behind high prison walls with no access to a computer.

In fact no convict should be able to communicate with the outside world by computer.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #12

Business people would cry foul.

[Little Ray]

This should be useful. Japan and, hopefully, the USA should learn a lot about such attacks. Hope they have good backups...

[eamadia]

Website of Zhong-guo Hong-ke-lian-meng (China Red Hacker Union <---literal translation, China Honker <--- they title themselves this)

[eamadia]

Message board of Zhong-guo Hong-ke-lian-meng

[darth]

There is great risk in doing business in a totalitarian, fascist country. The businessmen knew that when they chose to trade with PRC. If the U.S. or Japan are attacked, PRC trade suffers, the Chinese workers lose their jobs, the banking system collapses, the workers lose their savings, and then the new revolution occurs.

[Crazieman]

I would happily respond in kind against China.

[Brian Allen]

<< If I knew that my computer is going to be attacked on Aug 15, I would just simply turn it off on that day. They should do that with the servers as well. ;-D >>

As a state, "china" is as backwards and primitive in matters internet as it was, until bubba, in exchange for a bout or two of debauchery, boosted it 50 years by bequeathing it a Trillion or so Dollars worth of our Nation's most precious nuclear and other research secrets.

By the time any "attacks" from "china" line up and creep through the peking predators' 'security' modems, even Lesoto's and Swaziland's anti-attack machinations have swung into action!