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A Year's Further Research On an Espionage Network

Posted by kdawson on from the ghostnet's-successor dept.

Mortimer.CA writes "Last year researchers discovered a giant electronic spying operation they dubbed GhostNet. Now, after a further year's worth of research, Infowar Monitor has released a new report. The report (Scribbed PDF) documents a complex ecosystem of cyber espionage that systematically targeted and compromised computer systems in India, the Offices of the Dalai Lama, the United Nations, and several other countries. While the servers are in China, the report's authors say that there is 'no evidence in this report of the involvement of the People's Republic of China or any other government in the shadow network.' Furthermore, the 'intruders even stole documents related to the travel of NATO forces in Afghanistan, illustrating that even though the Indian government was the primary target of the attacks, one gap in computer security can leave many nations exposed.'"

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  1. Scumbags by Gunningthegreen · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just the sort of things these scumbags ingage in... http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/04/06/cyber-espionage-research.html

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  2. Re:Ooooh! The Dalai Lama! by NeutronCowboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    And yet the article says nothing about the intention being to start a war between China and India. Making things up is indeed fun. As for the CIA supporting the Dalai Lama... heck, in this case I'm all for it.

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  3. Isn't it ironic? by ka9dgx · · Score: 1, Troll

    I find it quite ironic that they publish their report as a PDF, one of the biggest sources of vulnerabilities known to man. Why not something a bit more open and standard, like HTML?

  4. the nerve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Indian government called, they want their curry recipe back.