Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries

peaceandlove · 03-30-2009, 08:27 AM

Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries

By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: March 28, 2009

TORONTO — A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers have concluded.

The Toronto academic researchers who are reporting on the spying operation dubbed GhostNet include, from left, Ronald J. Deibert, Greg Walton, Nart Villeneuve and Rafal A. Rohozinski.
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In a report to be issued this weekend, the researchers said that the system was being controlled from computers based almost exclusively in China, but that they could not say conclusively that the Chinese government was involved.

Article continues: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/te...?_r=3&emc=eta1

Source: http://solari.com/blog/ Catherine Austin Fitts' blog

03-30-2009, 08:27 AM	#1
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries By JOHN MARKOFF Published: March 28, 2009 TORONTO — A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers have concluded. The Toronto academic researchers who are reporting on the spying operation dubbed GhostNet include, from left, Ronald J. Deibert, Greg Walton, Nart Villeneuve and Rafal A. Rohozinski. Multimedia In a report to be issued this weekend, the researchers said that the system was being controlled from computers based almost exclusively in China, but that they could not say conclusively that the Chinese government was involved. Article continues: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/te...?_r=3&emc=eta1 Source: http://solari.com/blog/ Catherine Austin Fitts' blog