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Chinese hack into White House network
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Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 03:03:20 -0600 (CST)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2931c542-ac35-11dd-bf71-000077b07658.html By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington FT.com November 6, 2008 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 FT. The cyber attackers managed to penetrate the White House system for brief periods that allowed them to steal information before US government experts each time patched the system. US government cyber experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government, although they cannot say for definite. “We are getting very targeted Chinese attacks so its stretches credulity that these are not directed by government-related organisations,” said the official. [...]
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