According to an article in the New York Times newspaper, there has been a series of sophisticated online attacks done to Google and a few other American corporations, which had connections with two china educational institutions, including one that has close relationships with the Chinese military. These attacks were believed to have begun in early April, aiming to steal trade secrets, computer codes, and emails of Chinese human rights activists.
When some of the institutions’ staffs were questioned, the professor that teaches Web security responded, “I’m not surprised. Actually students’ hacking into foreign Web sites is quite normal”. While another staff acknowledged that every four or five students from his computer science department were recruited into the military, which support the theory of the involvement of the military and the institution.
I have a feeling that these hackers are working for a good cause, because the US government has been hiding a lot of facts from the public, even from its citizens (excluding the idea that they will spread the news). Since China is currently strengthening, this might be a conspiracy that they’re holding. Though I do not feel ashamed even if it’s true, because I know that it takes great skills and intellects (above normal) to accomplish such work, (I also tried it a couple of times, so I know what it’s about), so I am proud of the Chinese.
I would love to follow their footsteps if I have the potentials in me, but I have not discovered any so far.
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