Quote Originally Posted by Stan View Post
Global hackers threaten net security in cyber warfare aimed at top targets, Rachel Williams, The Guardian, November 29 2007
I think they're highlighting Chinese hackers because they're so effectivel, however China isn't unique in this respect. It's almost de rigour for a foreign intelligence service to probe another nation's computer networks for weak spots.

Another issue that the above referenced article refers to is Cybercrime, which in 2006 netted about $US 67 Billion from businesses and individuals, and we have few effective defenses against it. I just posted a report on the Economics of Phishing at IntelFusion. While Cyberwarfare projects get more funding, Cybercrime is the untamed and very lucrative Wild West for criminal organizations like the Russian Business Network and Rock Phish.