A Chinese programmer would have participated in the attack against Google
A new chapter in the tangle of cyberattacks on Google China. This time it has been reported that a Chinese programmer, who is also an expert consultant on computer security, wrote part of the exploit code (vulnerability) that affect Internet Explorer, which functioned as a means to launch the network attack Google and other companies.
Although data were not fixed, according to a report, this hacker shared part of the code in a Chinese forum on hacking. In this way the Beijing government officials had special access to this material, which enabled them to know more about how the attacks were carried out.
Also mentions that both institutions have links with the Chinese military, and although it clearly has refused to study these houses have participated in this mess, some there are many doubts to be cleared. Although not yet determined exactly how the attack was executed, now known a bit more, especially on the part of the code.
Vía | CNet
Más información | Financial Times
Tags: Google , hacking , Search Engines , security
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