[pchelpers] News:US probes possible Chinese hacking
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 08:13:23 +1200
BREACH? : While spokespeople declined to comment, sources said the
contents of a laptop carried to Beijing by the US commerce secretary may
have been secretly copied
AP, WASHINGTON
Saturday, May 31, 2008, Page 7
US authorities are investigating whether Chinese officials secretly
copied the contents of a US government laptop computer during a visit to
China by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and used the information to
try to hack into Commerce Department computers, officials and industry
experts said.
Surreptitious copying is believed to have occurred when a laptop was
left unattended during Gutierrez’s trip to Beijing for trade talks in
December, people familiar with the incident said. speaking on condition
of anonymity.
More here:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/05/31/2003413416
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