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[PLUG] MI5 alert on China?s cyberspace spy threat
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2980250.ece
MI5 alert on China?s cyberspace spy threat
The Government has openly accused China of carrying out state-sponsored
espionage against vital parts of Britain?s economy, including the computer
systems of big banks and financial services firms.
In an unprecedented alert, the Director-General of MI5 sent a confidential
letter to 300 chief executives and security chiefs at banks, accountants
and legal firms this week warning them that they were under attack from
?Chinese state organisations?. It is believed to be the first time that
the Government has directly accused China of involvement in web-based
espionage. Such a blunt and explicit warning from Jonathan Evans could
have serious diplomatic consequences and cast a shadow over Gordon Brown?s
first official visit to China as Prime Minister early in the new year.
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