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China hacked NYT computer systems, paper says
2013-02-01
[FRANCE24] Hackers have infiltrated The New York Times' computer systems in recent months, a move that may be linked to its October exposé of the wealth amassed by relatives of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the paper said Wednesday. China has denied the claims.
There's not a day that goes by when somebody's not trying to break into the Burg. The majority of those trying to break down the door are Chinese.
What could the Chinese possibly want with Rantburg? They are at best a tertiary interest here, and everything is open source anyway.

Update from Ynet:
The Wall Street Journal also says its computers have been infiltrated by Chinese hackers trying to monitor the newspaper's coverage of China.

The Journal didn't address how the hacking of its systems occurred, but it said it has faced such threats from China in recent years and denied that attempt stemmed from a desire to "gain commercial advantage or to misappropriate customer information."
Posted by:Fred

#9  Maybe the chicoms are training newbies on the NYT. Kinda like Zweibach toast for teething babies.
Posted by: Alaska Paul    2013-02-01 23:26  

#8  If the communist chines goverment hacked into the NYT to influence public opinion in their favor and to increase the socialist progress of the Obama Administration, how could you tell?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2013-02-01 18:28  

#7  why would they hack their biggest supporters and most loyal shills?
Posted by: bigjim-CA   2013-02-01 17:36  

#6  Wonder if they left Tom Friedman's schtuff unmolested?
Posted by: Pappy   2013-02-01 12:06  

#5  There are some good contenders for snark of the day.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-02-01 10:44  

#4  "Look - this stuff was rejected by Xinhua as impossible parttisan hackery. Yet the Americans seem to think it has some credibility. I suspect a double-trick, Chin! It's a trap!"
Posted by: Frank G   2013-02-01 10:05  

#3  The New York Times is awful.

(How awful is it Swikky?)

Its so awful, the Chinese have to hack their computers to spell check.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-02-01 09:59  

#2  My fav headline on this thus far, over at breitbart's thingey:

"Commies hack commie hacks."
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-02-01 08:51  

#1  Heck, the Chinese could just sign up for direct delivery of the all the White House press releases and cut out the middle man.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-02-01 00:31  

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