Google.cn Attack Part of a Broad Spying Effort 515
CWmike writes "Google's decision Tuesday to risk walking away from China (Um, the world's largest Internet market) may have come as a shock, but security experts see it as the most public admission of a top IT problem for US companies: ongoing corporate espionage originating from China. It's a problem that the US lawmakers have complained about loudly. In the corporate world, online attacks that appear to come from China have been an ongoing problem for years, but big companies haven't said much about this, eager to remain in the good graces of the world's powerhouse economy. Google, by implying that Beijing had sponsored the attack, has placed itself in the center of an international controversy, exposing what appears to be a state-sponsored corporate espionage campaign that compromised more than 30 technology, financial and media companies, most of them global Fortune 500 enterprises. The US government is taking the attack seriously. Late Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a statement asking the Chinese government to explain itself, saying that Google's allegations 'raise very serious concerns and questions.' She continued: 'The ability to operate with confidence in cyberspace is critical in a modern society and economy.'"
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:5, Funny)
Wouldn't you be scared if a woman who answers phone calls at 3am while dodging sniper fire turned her attention towards you? ;)
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It still amazes me... (Score:5, Funny)
suspicious timing (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It still amazes me... (Score:2, Funny)
Do you realize just how crazy it is that we've been to the moon?
Re:Seriously, FUCK China (Score:5, Funny)
The Chinese government is corrupt, authoritarian, and oppressive.
Sticks and stones... Oh wait, you're talking about China?
Carry on.
Yours,
The US government
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:3, Funny)
How is Hillary like a tampon? They're both stuck up cunts.
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:4, Funny)
It put the fear of God into the Pakistanis [theonion.com].
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It still amazes me... (Score:5, Funny)
<VOICE type="Darth-Vader">
Do not underestimate the power of the Google.
</VOICE>
Re:Google may lose China... (Score:3, Funny)
Being the starter of WWIII is being good? Being good or evil is something that time decides.
Hyperventilate much?
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:3, Funny)
YES. Now stop asking these silly questions.
China's Explanation (Score:2, Funny)
President Obama: "Excuse me? I was just asking you what you’re up to with these cyber attacks on America Companies!"
President Hu Jintao: "Nothing. We are very simple people. With very small penis. This hacker's penis is especially small."
Chinese Hacker: [fakes a sob] "Uh, smuh, so small."
President Hu Jintao: "We cannot achieve much with so small penis. But you! Americans. Wow! Penis so big! SOOO big penis!"
President Obama: [flattered] "Well uh, he—I guess it is a pretty good size."
Chinese Hacker: "Minata, kite kite!" ["Everone, come come!" A group of Japanese women move in, chattering] "This-a man has veh-ry big penis!" [the women applaud]
Woman 1: Take takeru o da ne? ["It’s rather large, isn’t it?"]
Woman 2: Hai. ["Yes."]
Chinese Hacker: "Uh, hoh, what an enoah-mus penis-uh!"
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:3, Funny)
/it's funny, laugh.
Re:Hillary Clinton released a statement? (Score:2, Funny)
Somebody who was pissed that Obama was nominated has mod points? Or maybe it's a feminist.
Q: How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: THAT'S NOT FUNNY YOU GODDAMNED CHAUVINIST PIG!!!!
Re:Why did she even bother? (Score:3, Funny)
First of all, try to prove that anything except for yourself even exists. You can't.
Um, no, it's trivial. All I have to do is define the term "exist" properly. Something exists if, from my point of view, it's distinguishable from nothing. If someone wants to object to that definition, well, they'll have to "exist" in order to do it. QED.
Re:suspicious timing (Score:5, Funny)
No, not really.
I can't think why anyone would think that making such an international drama and giving up $600m in annual profit would be worth doing just to distract attention from the fact a handful of people are whining about getting the phone to use 3G instead of 2G in some areas on the Nexus One.
What next? Microsoft purchases a nuclear missile and launches it at Russia to distract everyone from the fact no one is buying the Zune?
Don't give them IDEAS!
Re:Whoa. (Score:4, Funny)
You wouldn't be if you knew her Slashdot ID is four digits.