Chinese hack into White House network

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

"Chinese hackers have penetrated the White House computer network on multiple occasions, and obtained e-mails between 
government officials,
a senior US official told the Financial Times.

On each occasion, the cyber attackers accessed the White House computer system for brief periods,
allowing them enough time to steal information before US computer experts patched the system."
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A summary can be read at
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2931c542-ac35-11dd-bf71-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2931c542-ac35-11dd-bf71-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1

CNET News coverage is located at
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10086732-83.html

Juha-Matti
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