Chinese Whiz Kid Exposes Gov. Hacking A 25-year-old "whiz kid" and government hacker in China is providing a sneak peak into the highly-secretive hacking establishment of the Chinese Military—one of the most sophisticated in the world. Wang, as the young man is known, details the "prison like conditions" of his job on a blog he named "Prison Break," after his favorite American TV show. Led by the People's Liberation Army, the hacking unit is run like a government agency, with employees paid little, forced to wear uniforms, and monitored almost constantly. The intimate look at China's hacking program comes as the United States' concerns about cyber espionage have reached a new high. Officials claimed Tuesday that cyber attacks are now more of a threat to America's security than al Qaeda. Read it at The Los Angeles Times March 13, 2013 10:51 AM

Chinese Whiz Kid Exposes Gov. Hacking

A 25-year-old "whiz kid" and government hacker in China is providing a sneak peak into the highly-secretive hacking establishment of the Chinese Military—one of the most sophisticated in the world. Wang, as the young man is known, details the "prison like conditions" of his job on a blog he named "Prison Break," after his favorite American TV show. Led by the People's Liberation Army, the hacking unit is run like a government agency, with employees paid little, forced to wear uniforms, and monitored almost constantly. The intimate look at China's hacking program comes as the United States' concerns about cyber espionage have reached a new high. Officials claimed Tuesday that cyber attacks are now more of a threat to America's security than al Qaeda.

Read it at The Los Angeles Times

March 13, 2013 10:51 AM