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Posted on 02/10/2008 9:45:26 AM PST by milestogo
Chinese hackers target government
CHINESE computer hackers have launched targeted attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.
The cyber attacks has prompted an internal review of IT security, Fairfax newspapers report. The federal government will spend $70 million to improve IT security this year, a figure that could be increased after the recent spate of hackings.
The attacks are thought to be part of an international espionage operation to glean intelligence from the western world.
Australian intelligence figures are believed to be concerned at a growing level of industrial espionage.
The attacks late last year are believed to have been directed at local companies, but it is thought they were unsuccessful.
Chinese authorities are believed to be seeking information on subjects such as military secrets and the prices Australian companies will seek for resources such as coal and iron ore.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
ChiCom Ping.
Pull the plug on China. Let it slip back into the 17th century. We’ll all be better off.
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