China hacks into Treasury
The Age
Friday February 18, 2011
MONTREAL. China-based hackers have launched an unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian government, penetrating the computer systems of two key agencies and forcing them offline, CBC news agency reported.Asked about the report, the Canadian Treasury Board issued a brief statement recognising it had detected an "unauthorised attempt to access its networks" but did not elaborate.CBC News cited "highly placed sources" in conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government as saying the cyber attacks, first detected in January, were traced to computer servers in China.The hackers penetrated computer systems at the Finance Department and the Treasury Board, according to CBC.
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