Dec 17 2008

Chinese hackers utilize amateur hacking groups for low-level espionage operations

Published by Heike at 4:12 am under Hacker Organization, Other attacks

iDefense 2009 Cyber Threats and Trends via Earthtimes:

Additionally, cyber warfare has become a reality in today’s political climate, and several regions are seeing a rise in politically and financially motivated activities. According to VeriSign iDefense, Russian hackers are the most effective group when it comes to cyber fraud, while Chinese hackers utilize amateur hacking groups for low-level espionage operations.

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  1. # Eastwoodon 17 Dec 2008 at 1:55 pm

    Interesting read:

    http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2008/12/chinese-hackers-utilize-amateur-hacking-groups-for-low-level-espionage-operations/

  2. # Eastwoodon 17 Dec 2008 at 1:55 pm

    Ahh sorry, wrong link:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7783640.stm