Alan Paller, the director of the SANS Institute, claims that the Chinese military is trying to penetrate US government and industry computer networks
through cyber attacks. Mr. Paller said that the hackers used techniques that showed intense discipline which is rare in hackers normally which makes
it unlikely that they came from anywhere but the military.
www.dailytimes.com.pk
A systematic effort by hackers to penetrate US government and industry computer networks stems most likely from the Chinese military, said the head
of a leading security institute on Monday.
The attacks have been traced to the Chinese province of Guangdong, and the techniques used make it appear unlikely to come from any other source than
the military, said Alan Paller, the director of the SANS Institute, an education and research organisation focusing on cybersecurity.
“These attacks come from someone with intense discipline. No other organization could do this if they were not a military organisation,” said
Paller in a conference call. In the attacks, he said, the perpetrators “were in and out with no keystroke errors and left no fingerprints, and
created a backdoor in less than 30 minutes. How can this be done by anyone other than a military organisation?”
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If this is true, I would hate to think what might come of it. If the Chinese military is trying to, and apparently successfully, hack into US
Government and Industry networks, then that would mean they have something even far greater planned for the future.
Apparently, the Chinese government is denying the attacks and stating that hacking is considered illegal in China.
Let's hope that it's not the Chinese military.
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[edit on 15-12-2005 by elderban]
[edit on 23-12-2005 by asala]
