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U.S. Commerce Department Hacked Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the uncomfortable-it-people dept.

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."

4 of 164 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I don't buy it. by freedom_india · · Score: 0, Troll
    Since when has this administration had any qualms about blowing your money for the wrong reasons?

    They scrapped Hubble to pay for a WHOLE MONTH for the crusade in Iraq.

    And instead of having computers with Ubuntu/OS X (macMini) this Govt. will continue to use insecure Windows for their systems so that contractors can get more money replace them.

    If We run our business the way Govt. runs theirs iam sure we would be in jail.

    Its high time we file a FOIA request asking details and then filing a suit in court.

    --
    "Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer
  2. Re:The Army Got Smart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Only Mac addicts see not being able to run software as a good thing.

  3. What OS? Looks like Linux by xswl0931 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I see several posters immediately thinking that they were running Windows. Well, according to Netcraft, at least their website is using Linux. That doesn't mean the hacked server wasn't using Windows, but there's also a good chance it was running Linux. I think this goes to show that it doesn't matter what OS you use if you don't secure it.

  4. WTF? by misey · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do they have Chinese hackers? I thought they all moved here and started a Chinese restaurant. I used to hang out with a group of asians and I'm not joking when I say this: The Korean's parents were both dry cleaners. The Chinamen's parents ran a Chinese Restaurant. The Vietnamese's parents ran a nail salon. The Indian's parents were both doctors. I am not making this up.