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U.S. Commerce Department Hacked Again

evil agent writes "The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a branch of the Commerce Department, has sustained several successful attacks. Chinese hackers were able to gain access to its computers and install rootkits and other malware." From the article: "This is the second major attack originating in China that's been acknowledged by the federal government since July. Then, the State Department said that Chinese attackers had broken into its systems overseas and in Washington. And last year, Britain's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Center (NISCC) claimed that Chinese hackers had attacked more than 300 government agencies and private companies in the U.K."

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  1. Another fake news? by zitintheass · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is no source cited etc. no example shown, no logs etc. only that "new york post" said that. If true, is that department admiting idiocy? Even simple rule on the router that restricts whole **ina IP block to only certaing data resources could do the job. Keeping us scary they want. Fear agenda again?