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Chinese Hackers Repeatedly Hack White House Network
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , Nov 7, 2008 11:13 AM [image] The Financial Times is reporting that Chinese hackers have repeatedly nabbed e-mails between government officials. Earlier this year, Chinese officials rebuked claims that any attacks aimed at federal systems were launched by government-backed Chinese hackers. However, an unnamed U.S. government official has this to say to the Financial Times : “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 ...

Foreign governments attack White House, Obama, McCain campaign systems
ZDNet Government — ... ? Could it be the same country (China) that penetrated the White House’s email archive system and lifted email conversation between top officials, as the Financial Times reports ? In the middle of summer, Obama campaign leaders were told in no uncertain terms by the Secret Service and FBI that they had suffered a serious breach:“You have a problem way bigger than what you understand,” an agent told Obama’s team. “You have been compromised, and a serious amount of files have been loaded off your system.” The following day, Obama campaign chief David Plouffe heard ...

Chinese hackers penetrates White House network
D' Technology Weblog — 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 Financial Times. On each occasion, the cyber attackers accessed the White House computer system for brief periods, allowing them enough time to steal information before US computer experts patched the system. Full Article ...

Fighter Jet Hack Far From First Government Breach
Today @ PC World — ... , sources claimed, sneaking into the network numerous times. "For a short period of time, they successfully breach a wall, and then you rebuild the wall," a source told ...