Google's recent trouble with Chinese hackers has brought mainstream media attention to very old news in the security world: China has lots of hackers; some of them work for the government; some of them are criminals. Is this really the best the NY Times can do?
Internet security experts say China has legions of hackers just like Majia, and that they are behind an escalating number of global attacks to steal credit card numbers, commit corporate espionage and even wage online warfare on other nations, which in some cases have been traced back to China.
via www.nytimes.com
At least they interviewed Scott J. Henderson, even if it is after the page jump. He has been studying the Chinese hacker culture for a very long time. If you're interested in the topic, his work is pretty much the definitive view (at least in the non-classified world). You should follow his blog,The Dark Visitor. I'd also recommend his book of the same title.
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