China’s Ministry of Public Security and a cabinet-level research center are teaming up to probe IBM, Oracle and EMC over security issues. The upcoming investigation could be more than a simple tit-for-tat in the ongoing cybersaga between the U.S. and China. The probe follows Edward Snowden’s allegations that the National Security Agency hacked into networks at universities in China and Hong Kong, where Snowden was hiding out after this leaking spree began.
PRISM Prompts Deeper Probe of US Tech Players
Posted by: David Vranicar August 16, 2013 09:56 AMChina’s Ministry of Public Security and a cabinet-level research center are teaming up to probe IBM, Oracle and EMC over security issues. The upcoming investigation could be more than a simple tit-for-tat in the ongoing cybersaga between the U.S. and China. The probe follows Edward Snowden’s allegations that the National Security Agency hacked into networks at universities in China and Hong Kong, where Snowden was hiding out after this leaking spree began.