http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/082611-china-yanks-video-that-leaked-250168.html By Robert McMillan IDG News Service August 26, 2011 The state-run China Central Television network has yanked a video that inadvertently included a short clip of a cyber-attack tool targeting Falun Gong websites. Posted in mid-July, the video was a documentary entitled "The Internet storm is coming!" Eleven minutes into the show, without explanation, it showed b-roll footage of a customized computer tool, apparently choosing from a list of Falun Gong websites to hit with a distributed denial-of-service attack. It's unclear where the footage came from, but its appearance in a state-sponsored film appeared to offer an accidental peek into China's cyber-attack capabilities. Falun Gong computers have been targeted for years by what many consider to be a state-sponsored hacking campaign. China Central Television has not returned calls asking for comment on the video, but on Thursday China's Defense Ministry told the Washington Post that "the content and opinion of the program do not represent the policy and stance of the government." [...] _____________________________________________________________ Register now for the #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Mon Aug 29 2011 - 02:27:22 PDT
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