China directed Google hacking: leaked US documents

[ProSense]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States believes that Chinese authorities orchestrated a hacking campaign into computers of Google and Western governments, according to leaked documents cited Sunday by The New York Times.

The secret cables obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks said that China's Politburo directed the hacking. It cited a cable from the US embassy in Beijing, which mentioned information from "a Chinese contact."

"The Google hacking was part of a coordinated campaign of computer sabotage carried out by government operatives, private security experts and Internet outlaws recruited by the Chinese government," the Times said, citing the cable.

Chinese operatives are also believed to have broken into computers of US and Western allies along with those of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, it said.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101128/tc_afp/usdiplomacymilitaryinternetwikileakschinagoogle_20101128214532

[Pavulon]

1. Hey china, can you help us avoid a nuclear war with the north?

embarrassing documents, naww thats no big deal, how can you trust us now?. we're really sorry. Great timing on this drop.

[DJ13]

2. And Google's only Chinese competitor (Baidu) has thrived since then

I bet the Chinese government has ties with them.

[Joanne98]

3. China directed Google hacking: leaked US documents

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON — The United States believes that Chinese authorities orchestrated a hacking campaign into computers of Google and Western governments, according to leaked documents cited Sunday by The New York Times.

The secret cables obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks said that China's Politburo directed the hacking. It cited a cable from the US embassy in Beijing, which mentioned information from "a Chinese contact."

"The Google hacking was part of a coordinated campaign of computer sabotage carried out by government operatives, private security experts and Internet outlaws recruited by the Chinese government," the Times said, citing the cable.

Chinese operatives are also believed to have broken into computers of US and Western allies along with those of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, it said.



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[FreakinDJ]

4. Ya Think ....

WOW..... AP scoops DU again

We've known that for some time now

Keep up the Good Job AP reporters - you may catch up to DU yet

[Joanne98]

5. China directed Google hacking: leaked US documents

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[kiranon]

6. Need better security measures. What's to say they haven't hacked military

intelligence and cables back and forth re defense.

[lovuian]

7. Aren't we glad that Google taught them everything they

know

China knows Everything about us

[jberryhill]

8. Capt. Renault is right on this one

[starroute]

9. Funny how the Times only finds other countries behaving badly

To think that in all those leaked cables that the US government was hyperventilating over, there was nothing to embarrass us at all -- just us griping about Iran, and China, and all the other countries we aren't really fond of.

:sarcasm:

[onehandle]

10. China attacks the modern day Microsoft?

I'm torn on this one.