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Chinese Hackers Had Unfettered Access To Nortel Networks For a Decade

Posted by Soulskill on from the security-through-apathy dept.

An anonymous reader sends this quote from CBC News: "Hackers based in China enjoyed widespread access to Nortel's computer network for nearly a decade, according to ... Brian Shields, a former Nortel employee who launched an internal investigation of the attacks, the Wall Street Journal reports [from behind a paywall]. ... Over the years, the hackers downloaded business plans, research and development reports, employee emails and other documents. According to the internal report, Nortel 'did nothing from a security standpoint' about the attacks."

6 of 178 comments (clear)

  1. analogy by P-niiice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wife: Honey, I'm being raped Husband: Give it a minute, I want to check out his methods so we can prevent it in the future {two hours later} Husband: I think he has a penis

  2. Re:With [not-]Friends like these... by PickyH3D · · Score: 4, Funny

    And what is the US going to take? The stolen documents back?

    That would be a somewhat amusing cycle though. They steal from us; we destroy all of their hard drives.

  3. Re:link around the paywall by houghi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Link to full article around the paywall? Are you a Chinese hacker?

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  4. Amazing a company that dumb can stay in biz... by jayveekay · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, wait. I see. That explains alot. :)

  5. Re:10 years! WOW! by Anonymous+Psychopath · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where were all thier network security experts at?

    Cisco and Juniper, mostly.

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  6. Re:With [not-]Friends like these... by LordLucless · · Score: 2, Funny

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