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Cyberattacks

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obamaadministration is considering moreassertive action against Beijing to combat apersistent cyber-espionage campaign itbelieves Chinese hackers are wagingagainst U.S. companies and government

agencies.


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As The New York Times and WallStreet Journal reported Thursday that

their computer systems had beeninfiltrated by China-based hackers,cybersecurity experts said the U.S.

government is eyeing more pointed

diplomatic and trade measures.


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Two former U.S. officials said theadministration is preparing a new

National Intelligence Estimate that,

when complete, is expected to detail thecyberthreat, particularly from China, as agrowing economic problem. Neither ofthe former officials was authorized todiscuss the classified report and spoke

only on condition of anonymity.


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One of the former officials said theNIE, an assessment prepared by theNational Intelligence Council, also willcite more directly a role by the Chinese

government in such espionage. Theformer official said the NIE willunderscore the administration's

concerns about the threat and will put

greater weight on plans for moreaggressive action against the Chinese

government.


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Secretary of State Hillary RodhamClinton, in an interview with reportersas she wound up her tenure, said the

U.S. needs to send a strong message that

it will respond to such incidents.


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"We have to begin making it clear to theChinese - they're not the only peoplehacking us or attempting to hack us -

that the United States is going to have to

take action to protect not only ourgovernment's, but our private sector,from this kind of illegal intrusions.

There's a lot that we are working on that

will be deployed in the event that wedon't get some kind of international

effort under way," she said.


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"Obviously this can become a veryunwelcome and even dangerous tit-for-

tat that could be a crescendo ofconsequences, here at home and around

the world, that no one wants to seehappen," she said.


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"The U.S. government has started tolook seriously at more assertive

measures and begun to engage theChinese on senior levels," said James

Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at theCenter for Strategic and International

Studies. "They realize that this is a majorproblem in the bilateral relationship that

threatens to destabilize U.S. relationswith China."


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Internet search leader Google focused

attention on the China threat three yearsago by alleging that it had traced a seriesof hacking attacks to that country. The

company said the breaches, which

became known as "Operation Aurora,"appeared aimed at heisting some of itsbusiness secrets, as well as spying onChinese human rights activists who

relied on Google's Gmail service. Asmany as 20 other U.S. companies were

also said to be targeted.


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A four-month long cyberattack against

The New York Times is the latest in along string of breaches said to be byChina-based hackers into corporate andgovernment computer systems across

the United States. The Times attacks,routed through computers at U.S.

universities, targeted staff members'email accounts, the Times said, and were

likely in retribution for the newspaper'sinvestigation into the wealth amassed by

the family of a top Chinese leader


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Media organizations with bureaus in

China have believed for years that theircomputers, phones and conversationswere likely monitored on a fairly regular

basis by the Chinese. The Gmail

account of an Associated Press stafferwas broken into in China in 2010.


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Richard Bejtlich, the chief security officer at

Mandiant, the firm hired by the Times toinvestigate the cyberattack, said the breach isconsistent with what he routinely sees China-based hacking groups do. But, he said it had a

personal aspect to it that became apparent: Thehackers got into 53 computers but largely looked

at the emails of the reporters working on aparticular story. The newspaper's investigation

delved into how the relatives and family ofPremier Wen Jiabao built a fortune worth over $2

billion.


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"We're starting to see more cases where there is a

personal element," Bejtlich said, adding that itgives companies another factor to consider. "Itmay not just be the institution, but, is there some

aspect of your company that would cause

someone on the other side to take personalinterest in you?"


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Journalists are popular targets, particularly in

efforts to determine what information reportershave and who may be talking to them.The Chinese foreign and defense ministries calledthe Times' allegations baseless, and the Defense

Ministry denied any involvement by the military.


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"Chinese law forbids hacking and any other

actions that damage Internet security," theDefense Ministry said. "The Chinese military hasnever supported any hacking activities.Cyberattacks are characterized by being cross-

national and anonymous. To accuse the Chinesemilitary of launching cyberattacks without firmevidence is not professional and also groundless."

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