Thursday, February 18, 2010

News Alert: Online Attacks on Google Said to be Linked to Schools in China

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thu, February 18, 2010 -- 8:08 PM ET
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Online Attacks on Google Said to be Linked to Schools in China

A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other
American corporations have been traced to computers at two
educational institutions in China, including one with close
ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the
investigation.

They also said the attacks, aimed at stealing trade secrets
and computer codes and capturing e-mail of Chinese human
rights activists, may have begun as early as April, months
earlier than previously believed. Google announced on Jan. 12
that it and other companies had been subjected to
sophisticated attacks that probably came from China.

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