Cyber Attack
Linked to China. WSJ:
Security researchers said they have discovered software capable of stealing information installed on computers in 103 countries from a network that targeted government agencies.
The software infected more than 1,200 computers, almost 30% of which were considered high-value targets, according to a report published Sunday by Information Warfare Monitor, a Toronto-based organization.
Among the affected computers were those in embassies belonging to Germany, India, and Thailand, ministries of Iran and Latvia, and a computer network operated by the organization of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
The researchers, who initiated the study at the request of the Tibetan exiles, say they observed documents being stolen from the Tibetan computer network. They said they traced the attacks to computers located in China, but didn’t say who they thought was behind it.
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The apparent attacks are the latest to suggest cyberespionage is on the rise. Last year, Kevin Chilton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said military computer networks are increasingly coming under attack from hackers trying to steal information, many of whom he said appeared to have ties to China.
The number of targeted attacks suspected of being espionage attempts detected by researchers at MessageLabs, a division of Symantec Corp., jumped from one or two per week in 2005 to an average of 53 a day in 2008.
Control or access to foreign government computers would dovetail nicely with controlling the world’s money and oil supplies, the Pacific and other oceans, plus having ICBMs and the ability to kill satellites, that kind of thing. About that oil, by the way, people who don’t want us to be dependent on it, and would like to see us out of the Middle East should consider whether they would rather see China there in our place.
Topics: China, Internet, military
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 7:20 am Comments (1) on Monday, March 30, 2009
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March 30th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
Maybe there are people in authority who have considered the ramifications of a worldwide blackout on the internet. This is one of those things you hope those people have thought through, in order to guard against, but you can never be sure. In any case, it’s not just a matter of netaddicts losing their connection, it’s a serious problem affecting the very foundations of today’s civilization.