Re:Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers
by javajosh on Thursday January 31, 2013 @12:52AM
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In point of fact I think this kind of hacking attempt is a kind of ham-handed attempt to control what cannot be controlled. The Chinese are pissed, and so someone put some money and time toward attacking the NYT. And not doing a very good job, either.
The US, by contrast, has more direct ways to express its displeasure.
Re:Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers
by justincormack on Thursday January 31, 2013 @03:22AM
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Maybe but more likely one faction thinks another has leaked info and wants to get evidence. The power struggles over succession to the leadership are very serious. Indeed the whole business of staying in power is serious eg current case of poisoning.
China is a giant corrupt honeycomb. There are blurred lines between corporation/government. Corporations are often a face for government interests. It's totally corrupt, and everybody knows that the face of an organization is not the actual motives behind the organization.
A single Chinese clan will control multiple branches of government and multiple corporations. They all seem separate, but they have the same interests and work together.
It makes sense for the Chinese to assume that the US is similar. That there is some corrupt connection behind the faces of separate entities, just like in China.