France Reports Cyberattacks From China
By Allan Holmes | Monday, September 10, 2007 | 08:45 AM
By Allan Holmes | Monday, September 10, 2007 | 08:45 AM
French government officials say they are now the fourth victim of cyberattacks originating from China, saying the attacks are similar to those reported by other countries. In the past three weeks, government officials in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom have claimed that cyberattacks on government systems have originated from China. Chinese officials have denied they are behind the attacks. French officials were careful not to implicate the Chinese government as the source of the attacks.
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Forgive the chuckle, if you will. I read this outraged indignation. I see the very visible and orchestrated manner in which these articles keep appearing. I see Germany, the US, and UK, each sequentially releasing news snippets of attacks from as far back as 6 months; as if such is unfair.
Well, it may be illegal but it evidently is not “unfair”. Why not? How can I say that? ‘Cause we’re doing it too. Please read “Army, Air Force seek to go on offensive in cyber war”, 13 Jun 07. Seems they just beat us to the punch. Or did they?
How dumb do they and the U.S. govt think we are. Of course its the Chinese. Who else would know right where to go to hack into govt. computers. As long as we let them get away with it they'll continue to do it. I love how a simple denial exonerates obvious malicious behavior these days. Politically we are to wimpy to say anything publically. We might hurt someones feelings. Like we can't track where this is coming from.
I was wondering since cable companies can send a bullet thru the cable line and knock unauthorized cable users, is it possible to do the same thing with hacker?
Whatever China! | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 | 12:39 PMDid they surrender?
John | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 | 09:24 AMIt is possible that the attacks are actually coming from elsewhere, but being funneled through Chinese ISP's/computers. This generosity of assumption still does not exonerate the Chinese Government
If the Chinese are innocent, it would behoove them (at least diplomatically) if they would cooperate with, or organize, a local investigation to assist the global community to understand the issue more clearly
Assuming the attacks are not originating in China, then allowing their systems to act as drones for these global cyber attacks displays Chinese apathy.
The global community has the right to consider Chinese complicity, through negligence.
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