The New York Times says hackers based in China "persistently" infiltrated its computer network over a period of four months in late 2012 and early 2013.
Repeated cyber attacks on foreign governments, companies and organizations have been traced to China over the past few years and the Chinese government has often been accused of backing them, either directly or by allowing them to go ahead. Analysts say the attacks often appear to be an attempt to gather information and protect China's image.
Beijing routinely denies state-backed hacking and says it is more a victim of hacking than the culprit. Many other countries are also believed to use cyber espionage.
Other attempts go on every day. The article lists some the following:
In our opinion, the law community needs some good IT people. If you have read some of our posts in the past, you know how DNSTC feels about this topic. How much money is being wasted just because there is nothing that can be done to stop this.
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