Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases

Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from officials investigating real-estate sales near American military bases, it's reported. Citing three folks familiar with the matter, CNN said the Chinese government-backed snoops compromised the computer security of the Committee on Foreign …

[Anonymous Coward]

"CNN said..."

CNN, whose intrepid reporter sniffed a chemical weapons backpack and said it smelt funny, whose reporter rescued an immaculately-groomed forgotten prison inmate, whose reporters will soon publish an in-depth interview with the Tooth Fairy...

Move along, folks. Nothing to see here.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: "CNN said..."

Show me on the doll where CNN touched you.

[veti]

Attacking (without giving either evidence or references) other stories published by the same source does not tell us anything about this one. And since the Treasury has also made statements not only to CNN but also to Congress, I'd say the basic story is pretty well confirmed.

[martinusher]

The basic story was that a consortium was buying farmland in California next to -- sort of next to, really -- an air force base. That story broke months ago when politicians started mouthing off about the "Chinese danger". Since then the concept has gained momentum and now we're not just seeing Reds Under the Beds but just about everywhere.

The problem is that the Chinese get everywhere. They've been opening businesses, investing and generally carrying on like good capitalists for 150 years or more and, furthermore, they keep doing so despite laws and purges designed to keep them in their place. Personally, I don't think they as a society care one way or another, all that matters is if they can make money out of whatever they're doing. (They do have a rather sly sense of humor, though, so I wouldn't put it past individuals to tweak the (paper) tiger's tail just for the fun of it.)

[Doctor Syntax]

Tell me again how back doors are secure against anyone not authorised to use them.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Theory is when you know something, but it doesn’t work. Practice is when something works, but you don’t know why." ... These days we all combine theory and practice: However when nothing works, AI might notice it but doesn't know why.

[Alumoi]

These days we all combine theory and practice

It doesn't work and we don't know why?