Half of China’s Internet attacks came from foreign countries – People’s Daily Online

Nearly half of Internet attacks China encountered … held by the China National Computer Network Emergency Technical Team (CNCERT) in Dalian on Aug. 9. In 2010, the CNCERT detected 480,000 IPs with Trojan horse viruses, of which 221,000 were from foreign …


Summary Box: China’s battle over computer security – AP – msnbc.com

THE BAN: China has ordered its banks and other major companies to limit use of foreign computer security technology. The move sets up a possible trade clash with the United States and Europe while adding to strains …


China’s wired youth forget how to write (Judith Evans/Agence France Presse)

Judith Evans / Agence France Presse:China’s wired youth forget how to write  —  HONG KONG — Like every Chinese child, Li Hanwei spent her schooldays memorising tens of thousands of the intricate characters that make up the Chinese writing system.  —  Yet aged just 21 and now a university student in Hong Kong …


Pentagon issues public warning on China’s use of civilian hackers to launch cyber attacks – Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is warning about the Chinese military’s use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks repeatedly aimed at American companies and government agencies. The Pentagon says the …