Why were Chinese hackers able to penetrate the White House computer system without being traced?
Chinese Hackers Penetrate White House Computers WASHINGTON — The White House computer system was penetrated numerous times by Chinese hackers, the Financial Times reported Friday. The cyber attackers obtained e-mails between government officials and stole information before U.S. computer experts fixed the system, a senior U.S. official told the Financial Times. U.S. government cyber intelligence experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government because of their targeted nature. They added that it is difficult to trace the exact source of an attack beyond a server in a particular country. Newsweek magazine reported Wednesday that a foreign power hacked into the computer systems of both John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. Obama’s team concluded on its own that the hackers were Russian or Chinese and probably were seeking foreign policy information.
Chinese hackers attack computer systems of White House, US presidential candidates Washington – In what appears to be a serious cyber security lapse, a senior US government official has alleged that hackers originating from China have broken into the White House network on several occasions to snoop on the emails and other data stored on the servers. According to the government official, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force had discovered the “intrusion,” which was most likely “state-sponsored,” on the White House’s unclassified computer network and had traced back the attacks to servers based in China. “We are getting very targeted Chinese attacks so it stretches credulity that these are not directed by government-related organizations,” the official said. The official said that the hackers managed to penetrate the White House system for brief periods that allowed them to steal information before US government experts patched the system. “For a short period of time, they
Chinese hackers attack computer systems of White House, US presidential candidates Washington – In what appears to be a serious cyber security lapse, a senior US government official has alleged that hackers originating from China have broken into the White House network on several occasions to snoop on the emails and other data stored on the servers. According to the government official, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force had discovered the “intrusion,” which was most likely “state-sponsored,” on the White House’s unclassified computer network and had traced back the attacks to servers based in China. “We are getting very targeted Chinese attacks so it stretches credulity that these are not directed by government-related organizations,” the official said. The official said that the hackers managed to penetrate the White House system for brief periods that allowed them to steal information before US government experts patched the system. “For a short period of time, they
Chinese Hackers Penetrate White House Computers WASHINGTON — The White House computer system was penetrated numerous times by Chinese hackers, the Financial Times reported Friday. The cyber attackers obtained e-mails between government officials and stole information before U.S. computer experts fixed the system, a senior U.S. official told the Financial Times. U.S. government cyber intelligence experts suspect the attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government because of their targeted nature. They added that it is difficult to trace the exact source of an attack beyond a server in a particular country. Newsweek magazine reported Wednesday that a foreign power hacked into the computer systems of both John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. Obama’s team concluded on its own that the hackers were Russian or Chinese and probably were seeking foreign policy information. A federal law enforcement source confirmed the Newsweek story to FOX News and described the incident
