UK government accuses Chinese of IT espionage
According to
The summary of the letter, which was posted (securely) on the Web site of the Centre for the Protection of the National Infrastructure, warned its recipients of the "electronic espionage attack."
"The contents of the letter highlight the following: the Director-General's concerns about the possible damage to U.K. business resulting from electronic attack sponsored by Chinese state organizations, and the fact that the attacks are designed to defeat best-practice IT security systems.
"The letter acknowledges the strong economic and commercial reasons to do business with China, but the need to ensure management of the risks involved."
According to one security expert quoted in the Times article, one of the techniques used by the Chinese groups were "custom Trojans," software designed to hack into the network of a particular firm and feed back confidential data.
The MI5 Web site
"We estimate that at least 20 foreign intelligence services are operating to some degree against U.K. interests. Of greatest concern are the Russians and Chinese," it said.
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