Re: UK: Chinese Suspected of Hacking into Ministry of Defence Networks

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

No kidding!

Hehe Fergie, I wonder when people will realize all this stuff is going
on. Or is this news report bringing us to awareness?


On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Fergie wrote:

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> Via The Scotsman (props, Flying Hamster).
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> [snip]
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> Ministry of Defence computer networks have been repeatedly penetrated by
> hackers, raising fears that sensitive military information could have been
> obtained by foreign powers.
>
> The MoD yesterday confirmed its systems have been hacked into at least nine
> times since 2002. Five of the successful "attacks" took place last year.
> Computer-security experts say the real number is likely to be even higher,
> as some hackers are skilful enough to leave no trace of their activities.
>
> The ministry was unable to say where the attacks originated, but Western
> security officials are increasingly concerned that China is using hackers
> to target sensitive information.
>
> [snip]
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> More:
> http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=193442007
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> - - ferg
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