Thursday, March 4, 2010

Google China Hackers Stole Source Code - Researcher

A Chinese national flag sways in front of Google China's headquarters
in Beijing in this January 14, 2010 file photo.


From Yahoo News/Reuters:

The hackers behind the attacks on Google Inc and dozens of other companies operating in China stole valuable computer source code by breaking into the personal computers of employees with privileged access, a security firm said on Wednesday.

The hackers targeted a small number of employees who controlled source code management systems, which handle the myriad changes that developers make as they write software, said George Kurtz, chief technology officer at anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc .

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