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China says U.S. routinely hacks Defense Ministry websites
Source: Reuters
China says U.S. routinely hacks Defense Ministry websites
BEIJING | Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:03am EST
(Reuters) - Two major Chinese military websites, including that of the Defense Ministry, were subject to about 144,000 hacking attacks a month last year, almost two-thirds of which came from the United States, the ministry said on Thursday.
This month a U.S. computer security company said that a secretive Chinese military unit was likely behind a series of hacking attacks mostly targeting the United States, setting off a war of words between Washington and Beijing.
China denied the allegations and said it was the victim.
It has now provided some details for the first time of the alleged attacks from the United States.
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BEIJING | Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:03am EST
(Reuters) - Two major Chinese military websites, including that of the Defense Ministry, were subject to about 144,000 hacking attacks a month last year, almost two-thirds of which came from the United States, the ministry said on Thursday.
This month a U.S. computer security company said that a secretive Chinese military unit was likely behind a series of hacking attacks mostly targeting the United States, setting off a war of words between Washington and Beijing.
China denied the allegations and said it was the victim.
It has now provided some details for the first time of the alleged attacks from the United States.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-china-usa-cyber-idUSBRE91R0C120130228
