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January 27, 2006
Government to government hacking
While the US government becomes more and more introspective -poring over the international dialing and google search habits of it's own citizens, the Chinese government was apparently involved in perhaps a more ambitious endeavor. This Guardian article reports on suspicions that the British parliament "nearly fell victim to a sophisticated hacking fraud" sponsored by Beijing.
I'm still sorting out what fascinates me so much about this story, but I think there is a lot here. It's not just individuals and the private sector that have privacy issues, but of course, governments have always had a lot to hide...
A lone hacker gaining access to servers with classified information is intriguing, but what about a factory of organized hackers mounting relentless organized attacks under the auspecies an emerging superpower?
While the Bush Administration leads America in it's solipsistic re-evaluation and contemplation of its lint filled navel (also referred to as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights), other nations have forge ahead full bore into cyber-espionage.
No wonder these hi-tech, neo-kungfu movies are taking over the James Bond niche. These feable attempts by the administration to control "internet security" are a yawner compared to Beijing's ambitions.
Posted by t.ozawa at January 27, 2006 09:22 PM