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Mar
29
If you didn't read the latest article by John Markoff, be sure to check it out. The article called Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries talks about a web of espoinage that has been going on on various embassies, government and private offices around the world. Most fingers point towards the Chinese and I personally think that this has been coming for quite a while.
What is interesting is that the paper on which the NYTimes article is based, mentions Malta quite a few times. Here's a quote in page 5:
On page 43 the authors provided a table which lists the organizations infected, the location and number of infections. On the whole, the Embassies of Malta appear to have had 17 infections! Many other embassies are mentioned, and organizations like Deloitte & Touch in the NY as well.
What is interesting is that the paper on which the NYTimes article is based, mentions Malta quite a few times. Here's a quote in page 5:
Significantly, close to 30% of the infected computers can be considered high-value and include the ministries of foreign affairs of Iran, Bangladesh, Latvia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Barbados and Bhutan; embassies of India, South Korea, Indonesia, Romania, Cyprus, Malta, Thailand, Taiwan, Portugal, Germany and Pakistan; the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretariat, SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), and the Asian Development Bank; news organizations; and an unclassified computer located at NATO headquarters.
On page 43 the authors provided a table which lists the organizations infected, the location and number of infections. On the whole, the Embassies of Malta appear to have had 17 infections! Many other embassies are mentioned, and organizations like Deloitte & Touch in the NY as well.
