‘Hacker’ Disable the U.S. Women’s China
11 05 2009During this time, the U.S. weapons industry can boast. But for cyber defense, the state superior power also overwhelmed. Moreover, with the onset hacker-nationalistic Chinese hackers. Who is suspected, is a woman.
Cyber attacks to the U.S. is not something new. But the biggest is on 4 May 2001, when the White House site which is a symbol of government attacks get. Sites that started out on the error message at 8 am. Day afternoon, whitehouse.gov really die total, due to the attack of the so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
From a distance hackers attack servers with thousands of White House request. As a result, the site will be jammed.
Hacker China since the beginning of a problem for the U.S.. Especially when the U.S. plane, EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft in the south China coast collide with a Chinese fighter F-8.
U.S. pilot was successfully escaped from death, but China is not successful pilot survive. Due to events, Chinese hackers get mad. Although not the first attack, but the wave of attacks is the greatest. Even New York Times called as World War hackers.
Some of the attacks clearly show done by hackers from China. “Destroy American imperialism [sic]! Attack enemy anti-China!” such a message by in a U.S. Department of Home Affairs.
“CHINA Hack!” also appear in the labor department’s home page. “I AM CHINESE,” write someone in the U.S. navy website. Hacker from Saudi Arabia, Argentina and India are also doing the same.
Chinese hackers attack is not coordinated, but the intensity can not be considered to be the eyes. During the last two years, they successfully extract a file important property of NASA. In addition, also the critical computer systems belonging to the Ministry of Trade. While considered to support the independence of Tibet including the CNN site is also disabled.
Indeed not be one of the largest hacker group in China led by the woman named Xiao Tian. He is the leader of hacker group called the China Girl Security Team. Group members who reach 2200 people, the responsible action on the replacement of various sites front page.
Over the years the U.S. intelligence community was concerned, the Chinese government to make infrastructure cyber attacks. And if hackers is coordinated by the Chinese government? James C Mulvenon, director of the institute think tank Center for Defense Intelligence Research and Analysis says more action hacking China digalang by civilians who Patriotic hacking.
In China, hackers appear to be so ideal young children. Development of the hacker is supported by the situation, there are lots of magazines, and there are many groups of hackers exchange expertise.
Surveys Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in 2005 primary school children against hackers or whether more rock stars, 43% said more Chinese hacker idolize. Even want to be the third one.
The desire to be triggered by hackers that nationalism is driven by the development of the internet. Post-Tiananmen generation is no longer humming in democratization, but nationalism is shown with more beroposisi against western countries. But China’s internet combatants who call themselves hackers red as their own act, but is not directly on behalf of the government such as China.
Chinese hackers also concerned with the post mad success, providing email, URL, and even phone numbers. Hacker can found at various sites, such as hackbase.com, hacker123.com, or hack8.cn.
In February, President Barack Obama has launched a program 60 days to strengthen cyber security defense internet. Commission China Economic and Security Review in the report mentions, Chinese cyber espionage could become the biggest threat to U.S. technology.
Commission mentions that the central power and water can be a target, in addition to the water traffic control airports, as well as banking. Recognizing this, in February President Obama requests funds of U.S. $ 355 million to secure cyber infrastructure in the private and public sectors. Whether this will stop the successful nationalist hackers from China?
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