China claims hacking attacks soared in 2013, US partly to blame
Hacking attacks on Chinese computers in 2013 rose by more than half compared with the previous year.
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BEIJING: Hacking attacks on Chinese computers in 2013 rose by more than half compared with the previous year, with attacks coming from the United States making up a significant proportion, China's top internet security agency has said.
Beijing and Washington have been squaring off for months over the issue of cyberattacks, each accusing the other of hacking into sensitive government websites.
China has long singled out the United States as the top source of intrusion on its computers.
China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Centre, said the country's internet faced "many security threats", creating a "challenge" for China's overall security.
"There are frequent occurrences of state-level organised internet hacking attacks, and some of our country's important internet information systems have been penetrated," it said in a statement on its website.
It said that last year 15,000 host computers were taken control of by Trojan horse malware, and 61,000 websites were taken control of through backdoor breaches from overseas, up 62% on the previous year.
Beijing and Washington have been squaring off for months over the issue of cyberattacks, each accusing the other of hacking into sensitive government websites.
China has long singled out the United States as the top source of intrusion on its computers.
China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Centre, said the country's internet faced "many security threats", creating a "challenge" for China's overall security.
"There are frequent occurrences of state-level organised internet hacking attacks, and some of our country's important internet information systems have been penetrated," it said in a statement on its website.
It said that last year 15,000 host computers were taken control of by Trojan horse malware, and 61,000 websites were taken control of through backdoor breaches from overseas, up 62% on the previous year.
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