Germany: Chinese State is Behind Cyber Spying
Louis Charbonneau writes for Reuters:
The Chinese state is behind almost daily Internet espionage attacks on German companies and government bodies, a top German intelligence official said on Monday.More here.
"In our view, state Chinese interests stand behind these digital attacks," said Hans Elmar Remberg, vice president of the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country's domestic intelligence agency.
"Supporting this view is the intensity, structure and scope of the attacks, and above all the targets, which include (German) authorities and companies," he told a conference on industrial espionage in Berlin.
In August German media reported that computer hackers believed to be linked to the Chinese army had infected German government ministries with spying programs. Beijing denied the allegation and said all "hacking" behavior was prohibited.
posted by Fergie @ 10/22/2007 11:23:00 AM
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