Chinese hack into White House network
Fri, 7th November, 2008 - Posted by
Source: FT.com
Chinese hackers have penetrated the White House computer network on multiple occasions, and obtained e-mails between government officials, a senior US official told the FT.The cyber attackers managed to penetrate the White House system for brief periods that allowed them to steal information before US government experts each time patched the system.
US government cyber experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government, although they cannot say for definite.
“We are getting very targeted Chinese attacks so its stretches credulity that these are not directed by government-related organisations,” said the official.
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, a unit established in 2007 to tackle security, detected the attacks. The official stressed the hackers had accessed only the unclassified computer network, and not the more secure classified network.
“For a short period of time, they successfully breach a wall, and then you rebuild the wall . . . it is not as if they have continued access,” said the official. “It is constant cat and mouse on this stuff.”
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