Submission + - Chinese Accused of Hacking Rolls-Royce (physorg.com)
eldavojohn writes: "The People's Liberation Army of China is accused of hacking Rolls-Royce's IT network in Houston, Texas. Although they did not acquire any vital information from the engine manufacturer, they did access information on the network. From the article,
The Times report comes just days after it emerged that the head of Britain's domestic security service warned business leaders that China has been carrying out state-sponsored espionage against vital parts of the economy.
Jonathan Evans, the director-general of MI5, wrote to 300 chief executives and security heads at banks, accountancy and legal firms, warning them they were under attack from "Chinese state organisations" via the Internet.
Rolls-Royce's computer network was apparently infiltrated remotely, by a specially-designed Trojan horse programme, which allows people to gain unauthorised access to a person's computer.
At Shell, meanwhile, the company reportedly discovered a "special interest group" made up of Chinese nationals who were encouraged to socialise outside of work hours.
According to The Times, however, the group was "a front for recruiting Chinese nationals" whose families were still in China and who were told to help "for the good of the motherland."
Is this a sign of governments taking hold of new technologies or is it the regular espionage that's always come with shielded information?"
