After taking it on the chin for its alleged attacks on U.S. media outlets — and for its army reportedly backing hackers engaged in cyberespionage around the world — China returned fire. The government claimed its defense and military ministries’ websites are being bombarded with 144,000 hacking attacks a month from the U.S. However, China didn’t try to link the attacks to the U.S. government — for good reason.
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China on Cyberattacks: US Is Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 4, 2013 06:00 AMAfter taking it on the chin for its alleged attacks on U.S. media outlets — and for its army reportedly backing hackers engaged in cyberespionage around the world — China returned fire. The government claimed its defense and military ministries’ websites are being bombarded with 144,000 hacking attacks a month from the U.S. However, China didn’t try to link the attacks to the U.S. government — for good reason.