Malware probes find a China angle
China is coming under scrutiny as the possible source of malicious software and Internet attacks directed at foreign governments and other institutions.
A pair of recent research reports have cast some light on shadowy online initiatives with roots in China. Completed separately, both reports--"Tracking GhostNet," from the Munk Centre for International Studies in Toronto, and "The snooping dragon," from the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory--address the Chinese government's efforts to monitor the activities of the Dalai Lama and the governing of Tibet.
Asked about the reports, analysts in China say that such claims are … Read more