Cyber Attacks from China & Russia
Although they deny it, China and Russia are increasingly attacking the internet infrastructure of the U.S. and its allies. Traced routes clearly show the countries of origin, and the level of attacks demonstrate a clear, compelling pattern in their approach...
The growing theat from hacking was underlined yesterday when President Bush said he might raise the sensitive issue with Beijing when he meets President Hu Jintao, the Chinese leader, in Sydney tomorrow for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Asked to respond to allegations that China's People's Liberation Army had hacked into a computer system in the office of Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, Mr Bush said: "I'm very aware that a lot of our systems are vulnerable to cyber attack from a variety of places."
British sources also confirm a similiar pattern of attacks on systems there.
"We estimate that at least 20 foreign intelligence services are operating to some degree against UK interests. Of greatest concern are the Russians and Chinese," MI5 says.
China targets UK with high-tech spy ring, London Times
Category: Russia
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