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Chinese Government Accused of Hacking Congress

Posted by samzenpus on from the taking-the-gold-in-hacking dept.

Alotau writes "Chinese hacking is getting some serious Congressional attention. Two House members said Wednesday their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China. Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf says four of his computers were hacked. New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith says two of his computers were compromised in December 2006 and March 2007. The two lawmakers are longtime critics of China's record on human rights."

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  1. Re:Windows Again! by mrbluze · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I missing out on something here, you're responding to a post that seem to be calling Windows an insecure operating system by saying that the author was hired by microsoft. I think he was referring to Windows being classified as 'consumer grade'. It could be argued it doesn't even qualify as that.
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  2. Re:Ubuntu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why would anyone hack into a Ubuntu system, there isn't anything they could do with it.

  3. Re:Windows Again! by Tim4444 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No no, guys this is our government. You know, the one that thought DES was secure. The government that keeps "losing" veteran records. The same that thought you could delete IE just by dragging a desktop shortcut to the trash bin and then actually bought the argument that the web browser is an integral part of the operating system. Maybe they need systems a little more appropriate for their level - how about a bunch of XO's?

  4. Title of the Original Article by Derosian · · Score: 4, Funny

    2 lawmakers say computers hacked by Chinese If you call them lawmakers instead of politicians it actually sounds like their claims are valid.