China has denied rumors that authorities on the mainland hacked into Microsoft’s Outlook email service, dismissing the allegations as ‘groundless slander’, ecns reports.
Several major news outlets reported over the weekend, that China-based users of Outlook were subjected to a ‘man-in-the-middle’ attack; whereby an online connection is hijacked and used to control and monitor information that is transmitted through the service.
The allegations come soon after Google’s Gmail service was blocked temporarily- the service has since returned, but suffer major disruptions and frequent periods of inactivity.
Jiang Jun, a spokesperson from the Cyberspace Administration of China has refuted the claims, saying that they are “"unsupported speculation, a pure slanderous act by overseas anti-China forces," and reiterated China’s commitment to cyber security.
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Yeah well an unlocked door is an open door. Microsoft of all companies should know that.
Jan 26, 2015 15:43 Report Abuse
Hahaha, this is the Chinese way to become 'stronger and more powerful'!!!!???? "Separately, VPN Tech Runo announced on January 5 that many of its IP @@ addresses and users in some areas with L2TP protocol have not been accessible in China since December 31. "The Great Firewall is blocking the VPN on the protocol level. It means that the firewall does not need to identify each VPN provider and block its IP @@ addresses. Rather, it can spot VPN traffic during transit and block it," one of the founders of an overseas website which monitors the Internet in China told the Global Times Thursday via e-mail." Many vpn providers are still OK, but getting slower, particularly in the past month. Frankly, many foreign university websites are getting slow these days, thus it has already affecting faculty's research." www.econjobrumors.com/topic/foreign-vpn-service-unavailable-in-china-1
Jan 25, 2015 11:29 Report Abuse
Do they still teach the Navajo language? (Windtalkers movie)
Jan 24, 2015 17:24 Report Abuse
I'd also say it's a fact. But probably nothing compared to what the American government does to spy on its people.
Jan 24, 2015 10:14 Report Abuse
One difference is that in US your defending lawyer doesn't end up becoming your cellmate in prison.
Jan 24, 2015 17:46 Report Abuse
I'll do more than just support the speculation, I'll give first hand evidence that the allegation is absolute fact. I know my outlook email is hacked because I've met the person who the gov't calls in to do it. The person is known to both my wife and I and she has divulged to us content of my emails that she has read. Her English is excellent, the gov't know this, she is Uyghir, therefore oppressed and without any real choice in what she is instructed to do. She has been told to translate emails that I've sent to family and friends in countries other than China.
Jan 24, 2015 00:05 Report Abuse
All those with eyes to see should read this comment of yours.
Jan 24, 2015 00:16 Report Abuse
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