October 11, 2006 at 14:46The Chinese want to take possession of US secret data
Chinese hackers made a series of attacks on the network of the US Department of Commerce, which resulted in the need to replace workstations, as well as to prohibit employees from accessing the Internet from their own computers, reports Reuters .
The attackers targeted computers at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which stores information about US exports, including software and technology. True, the hackers failed to capture these data - they were interested in access to user accounts of the internal network.
According to BIS representatives, there are many signs that the attackers were in China.
The attackers targeted computers at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which stores information about US exports, including software and technology. True, the hackers failed to capture these data - they were interested in access to user accounts of the internal network.
According to BIS representatives, there are many signs that the attackers were in China.