-Caveat Lector- Chinese Military Calls For Special Hacker Force By Staff, Newbsytes HONG KONG, CHINA, 04 Aug 1999, 4:53 PM CST The Chinese military is looking for a few good men - to be trained in the art of government sponsored hacking over the Internet. According to a report by asia.internet.com, The Liberation Army Daily newspaper, a "mouthpiece" of China's Peoples Liberation Army, recently called for the development of a hacking (more commonly called "cracking") capability made up of civilian experts and specially trained military personnel that could engage in online and Internet warfare. Problems have been steadily escalating recently between the Chinese government and elements critical of the regime. NATO's bombing of the China government's Belgrade Embassy in the recent conflict in the Kosovo region, was followed by a number of incidents where crackers obtained unauthorized access to several US government sites. The Liberation Army Daily then claimed US hackers countered with unauthorized access to a number of civilian sites in China. This, in turn, apparently led to the military's call for hacker training for select personnel. As reported by Newsbytes, the Chinese government's recent clampdown on supporters of the banned Falun Gong sect in the country also spilled over onto the Internet, with Web sites originating in the US and the UK, as well as Canada, reportedly being attacked and brought down because they provided links to the sect's sites. The crackers were traced to Chinese domains. Just this week Newsbytes reported that a Webmaster of an attacked site said that Internet addresses used in the incident were registered to telephone numbers in Beijing, which in turn were verified as belonging to the Internet Monitoring Bureau of the Public Security Ministry. Another Webmaster said that a denial of service attack on his site, which hosts Falun Gong information, was traced back to the Beijing Application Institute for Information Technology and the Information Center of Xin An Beijing. The Chinese government also extended its propaganda war on the cult to the Internet recently with the launch of a special Website, "Expose the fallacies of Falun Gong, safeguard the well being of the people." The news comes at the same time as the Associated Press is reporting that China has warned the US Congress today against backing moves by Taiwan towards independence for the island. AP quotes a Chinese official as saying Beijing was ready to pay "any price" to defend China's claim to the island, which has functioned as a separate entity ever since the Communist government took over the mainland in 1949 following a civil war. Reported by Newsbytes.com, http://www.newsbytes.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
