Chinese City Is World’s Hacker Hub -- Times OnlineA CITY in eastern China has been identified as the world capital of cyber-espionage by an American internet security company.
The firm traced 12 billion emails in a study which showed that a higher number of “targeted attacks” on computers come from China than previously thought.
Researchers for Symantec found almost 30% of “malicious” emails were sent from China and that 21.3% came from the city of Shaoxing alone. They were able to identify key targets for the hackers as experts in Asian defence policy and human rights activists, strongly suggesting state involvement.
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My Comment: It is interesting that Romania came in second, and Russia is not in the top 5. As for China ranking #1 .... this is not a surprise. When I last visited China I was witness to the obsession that many young Chinese have towards their computers and the internet. They live, breath, and sleep 24/7 .... the fact that some of their activities may drift towards malware and hacking should not surprise anyone.
As for Chinese Government involvement .... my answer to that is ...."DUH!!!!".
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