Google hackers traced to two top schools in China

[Fighter488]

Google hackers traced to two top schools in China ​

John Markoff & David Barboza



San Francisco: A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation.

They also said the attacks, aimed at stealing trade secrets and computer codes and capturing email of Chinese human rights activists, may have begun as early as April, months earlier than previously believed. Google announced on January 12 that it and other companies had been subjected to sophisticated attacks that probably came from China.

Computer security experts, including investigators from the National Security Agency, have been working since then to pinpoint the source of the attacks. Until recently, the trail had led only to servers in Taiwan. Computer security industry and the US government are differing over how to interpret the finding.

The Chinese schools involved are Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School, according to people with knowledge of the probe who asked for anonymity.

Jiaotong has one of China’s top computer science programs. Just a few weeks ago its students won an international computer programming competition organized by IBM beating out Stanford and other top-flight universities.

Lanxiang, in Shandong Province, is a huge vocational school that was established with military support and trains some computer scientists for the military. The school’s computer network is operated by a company with close ties to Baidu, the dominant search engine in China and a competitor of Google. NYT NEWS SERVICE

 

[shchinese]

since when the Lanxiang Vocational School, which teaches drop out kids how to cook and how to install PCs, is considered as "top"?

this is a school known by no one.

 

[xuxu1457]

since when the Lanxiang Vocational School, which teaches drop out kids how to cook and how to install PCs, is considered as "top"?

this is a school known by no one.

Oh ,my god,Lanxiang Vocational School is only like a senior middle school,if this is true,I am proud of the students for there ability,is this top school of China?? If it is the top,more than 2000 University is better than Lanxiang Vocational School in China

 

[feifanke]

蓝翔技工学校？

 

[PlanetWarrior]

A vocational school is regarded as a "top school" in China ??

These journalists need to have their credentials checked

 

[xuxu1457]

very funny,let me show the course of Lanxiang
Drive


cooking

Barber

Computer Office(may be this????)

Garage

 

[Spring Onion]

since when the Lanxiang Vocational School, which teaches drop out kids how to cook and how to install PCs, is considered as "top"?

this is a school known by no one.

paranoids can go to any length

welcome back

 

[Spring Onion]

A vocational school is regarded as a "top school" in China ??

These journalists need to have their credentials checked

Oh come on dont think that Chinese vocational schools will be as pathetic as Indian or Pakistani vocational schools

 

[oct605032048]

New york time and google's doing advertisement for them.What a lucky dog

 

[Speeder]

I've heard of jiaoton university though...

And with skills being able to hack into the US DoD, highflying Chinese millitary hackers are so dumb that they would allow amatuer investigators track them down? and track them down to a popular public universty?

Wait a minute, when was the last time when Pantagon or CIA Langley-sponsored top US hackers used UCLA, or British MI5/ MI6 used the University of Manchester, as a cover and a base? Google's imagination is indeed without limit.

 

[saurabh]

The schools should help spread the news, free publicity!!!!!

 

[Pinditube]

I m realy happy to read this thread

 

[Merilion]

very funny,let me show the course of Lanxiang
Drive


cooking

Barber

Computer Office(may be this????)

Garage

i just cannot help my laugh.
go lanxiang go ...

 

[xuxu1457]

i just cannot help my laugh.
go lanxiang go ...

a guessed news too~~~

 

[Veer]

Google hackers traced to two top schools in China ​

John Markoff & David Barboza



San Francisco: A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation.

They also said the attacks, aimed at stealing trade secrets and computer codes and capturing email of Chinese human rights activists, may have begun as early as April, months earlier than previously believed. Google announced on January 12 that it and other companies had been subjected to sophisticated attacks that probably came from China.

Computer security experts, including investigators from the National Security Agency, have been working since then to pinpoint the source of the attacks. Until recently, the trail had led only to servers in Taiwan. Computer security industry and the US government are differing over how to interpret the finding.

The Chinese schools involved are Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School, according to people with knowledge of the probe who asked for anonymity.

Jiaotong has one of China’s top computer science programs. Just a few weeks ago its students won an international computer programming competition organized by IBM beating out Stanford and other top-flight universities.

Lanxiang, in Shandong Province, is a huge vocational school that was established with military support and trains some computer scientists for the military. The school’s computer network is operated by a company with close ties to Baidu, the dominant search engine in China and a competitor of Google. NYT NEWS SERVICE

So the Chinese agents are using schools as their base so that they can blame poor kids in their country. So sad.