13 ms·
tl;dr: Whether the attackers are criminals, government agents, or bored kids is unknown, and even whether the attacks really originate in China is in question.
by Uhhrrr 15y ago
tl;dr: Whether the attackers are criminals, government agents, or bored kids is unknown, and even whether the attacks really originate in China is in question. No description of "The Chinese Way of Hacking" is given, other than speculation that one exists.
- trotsky 15y agodescription of "The Chinese Way of Hacking" Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (not an insult, it's very effective)
- wisty 15y agoAt a guess - bored Chinese guy starts learning about hacking, so he can view stuff that's not allowed in China (i.e. porn). Bored Chinese guy gets interested in hacking. Next, he starts defacing sites, or gets involved in organized cyber-crime. He gets busted, and given a choice - prison time, or a job in intelligence.
- yicai 15y agoThere's no need to become a hacker for porn in China. Mostly people learn about hacking for flying over the great fire wall, for youtube/facebook/twitter etc. The crackers forming is another story. Pirated Windows XP is everywhere, along with Internet Explorer 6 (what a surprise). That makes cracking easy, and so called safe guard softwares like 360 popular.
- chinatechus 15y agohacking is not needed to fly over, free or paid service is everywhere in china
- Estragon 15y agoYes, it was a very disappointing article.
- blacksmith_tb 15y agoAgreed - a disappointingly vague piece. There are certainly better English-language sources, The Dark Visitor, for example.