http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222622/china-blamed-hack-attacks by Robert Blincoe vnunet.com 28 July 2008 China has been accused of sponsoring cyber-terrorism at a conference organised by the UK Home Office. Professor John Walker, managing director of forensics consultancy Secure-Bastion, said at the International Crime Science Conference in London last week that the Chinese government was behind the 'Titan Rain' attacks on the US and the UK. The attacks were identified as coming from servers in China, but the Chinese government has never officially been accused of being behind the assault. Professor Walker's claims will add to the paranoia about Chinese hackers attacking visitors and business people travelling to the Beijing Olympics. The academic made his comments during a Q&A session when he was asked about state-sponsored terrorism. "This big problem has become more focused," he said. "Up to last year people did not take it very seriously, and then there were state-sponsored Chinese groups and all sorts of groups attacking the UK and the US and getting into the infrastructure. That happened again earlier this year." [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Mon Jul 28 2008 - 23:07:52 PDT
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