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Wall Street Journal Hit By Chinese Hackers, Too

Posted by samzenpus on from the join-the-party dept.

wiredmikey writes "The Wall Street Journal said Thursday its computers were hit by Chinese hackers, the latest U.S. media organization citing an effort to spy on its journalists covering China. The Journal made the announcement a day after The New York Times said hackers, possibly connected to China's military, had infiltrated its computers in response to its expose of the vast wealth amassed by a top leader's family. The Journal said in a news article that the attacks were 'for the apparent purpose of monitoring the newspaper's China coverage' and suggest that Chinese spying on U.S. media 'has become a widespread phenomenon.'"

3 of 92 comments (clear)

  1. Quantity has a quality all its own by The+Archon+V2.0 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    China has more people of above-average intelligence than America has people. How much of an army of moderately-clever hackers could they put together if they wanted?

  2. Yes, more government propaganda. by 7-Vodka · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Don't let them con you into giving them a free pass to attack everyone.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/28/pentagon-cyber-security-expansion-stuxnet
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/29/obama-guantanamo-pentagon-cyber-yemen

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    Liberty.

  3. This is Great News! by badford · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps now, someone in the ivory tower will see how vulnerable we really are.

    This is not a 'china is bad' story but rather a 'US Corporate Security Sucks' story and it should be.

    There will always be baddies trying to get in. We need to be the best in the world at stopping them.

    Right now, I am sad to report, we are not.

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    -badford