Chinese Hackers break into the system at the United States Chamber of Commerce, the country's largest business-lobbying organization.
Before its discovery, the breach exposed information about the Chamber’s three million corporate members, accessed 300 Internet addresses and stole six weeks’ worth of email from four Asian policy specialists.
The FBI discovered the cyber attack in May 2010, alerting the Chamber that servers in China were quietly sifting through sensitive information. Evidence suggests hackers first broke into the network in 2009.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Geng Shuang, said cyberattacks are prohibited by Chinese law and China itself is a victim of attacks. He said the allegation that the attack against the Chamber originated in China "lacks proof and evidence and is irresponsible," adding that the hacking issue shouldn't be "politicize
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The FBI discovered the cyber attack in May 2010, alerting the Chamber that servers in China were quietly sifting through sensitive information. Evidence suggests hackers first broke into the network in 2009.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Geng Shuang, said cyberattacks are prohibited by Chinese law and China itself is a victim of attacks. He said the allegation that the attack against the Chamber originated in China "lacks proof and evidence and is irresponsible," adding that the hacking issue shouldn't be "politicize
Read the Rest of Story Here: The Wall Street Journal