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French Reveal That They, Too, Victims of China Hackers

Via Australian IT.

French information systems fell prey to cyber attacks "involving China", similar to those reported by the US, British and German governments, a top French security official said.

"We have indications that our information systems were the object of attacks, like in the other countries," the Secretary-General of National Defence (SGDN) Francis Delon said, confirming a report published in French newspaper Le Monde.

"We have proof that there is involvement with China. But I am prudent. When I say China, this does not mean the Chinese government. We don't have any indication now that it was done by the Chinese People's Liberation Army," he added.

Asked which computer systems had been hacked, Delon said they "concerned the services of the (French) state."

A source close to the issue said the French defence ministry's public Internet site was targeted, but that it contained no confidential information. The attack was made by cyber saboteurs to "test information technology defences."

posted by Fergie @ 9/09/2007 04:26:00 PM