Summarized -- World Tribune.com -- China recruiting U.S. IT grads

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453728.0888888887.html

China's rapid economic expansion has allowed Beijing to fund a  
recruitment drive targeting some of the best and brightest IT  
graduates from U.S. universities, according to Chinese sources.

...South Korea’s defense ministry said North Korean hackers are  
targeting the most tightly-guarded systems of that country's main  
foes to extract intelligence information and to spread viruses  
capable of wiping out material or, at least, slowing down computers.

...Defense officials said privately that North Korea, with no great  
pool of computer whizzes from which to select, is relying on Chinese  
aid and advice to train some 600 qualified hackers in five years.   
One Hong Kong-based specialist said China has a budget for hiring the  
best IT graduates from U.S. universities to monitor and control  
Internet news reporting, and useage within its own borders as well as  
for a national security resource.

...In North Korea, the campaign ranks as a priority for Kim Jong-Il,  
who whetted his appetite for computer skullduggery during visits to  
China and Russia several years ago. Kim made a point of visiting  
computer labs in both countries and decided that all North Koreans  
should somehow become adept at operating computers even though  
Internet access is forbidden except for the highly privileged elites.

Those having access include Kim Jong-Il’s closest relatives, friends  
and allies, notably from the armed forces, as well as extremely well- 
trained technicians who had to pass strenuous tests of loyalty before  
being accepted into the elite computer course.

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