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| State Department confirms Chinese cyber attacks |
| 2005-09-08 |
| From East-Asia-Intel, subscription req'd. The State Department acknowledged last week that China is a source of many computer attacks. Insert "Master of the Obvious" picture here. âThreats to our computer systems can arise from many sources and are difficult to identify,â the department said in a statement. âWe defend against attempted attacks into our systems from sources in China and many other countries.â The department seeks to cooperate with international meetings in Asia to deal with cyber security, such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) and âChina is a member of APEC and takes part in the cyber security dialogue in that venue.â Fox: meet chicken coop. The Chicoms are known around the world for the promises they keep. The department statement would not say if China succeed in penetrating computers during a China-origin computer hacking effort known as Titan Rain. We can say no more.⢠âWe remain vigilant through our anti-virus and firewall protection to thwart attacks such as these,â the statement said. âSo far this calendar year, the Department of State has blocked from its systems about 3.8 million viruses and 13 million spam attacks.â The spam attacks were by and large from Nigeria. |
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