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Chinese Hackers Seen Exploiting Cloud Computing to Spy on U.S.
From: Lee J <lee () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:50:50 +1100
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-20/chinese-hackers-seen-exploiting-cloud-computing-to-spy-on-u-dot-s China-based hackers may target Internet-based e-mail, data storage and other services provided overseas by such companies as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US) to spy on the U.S., a congressional commission found. The Chinese government wages “a large-scale cyber espionage campaign” and “has successfully targeted the networks of U.S. government and private organizations,” the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission concludes in its annual report to Congress released today. The commission for the first time said cloud computing, which connects Internet services, “represents a potential espionage threat.” The report fails to cite any examples of the Chinese government using the technology in attacks.
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