A Canadian telecom company doesn’t have a thing called security? Well, I guess that’s why they finally went bellyup.
The hackers, using seven passwords stolen from top executives, including the company’s CEO, downloaded technical papers, research and development reports, employee emails and other documents, the Journal said.
It cited Brian Shields, a former 19-year veteran of the firm who led an internal investigation, as saying: “They had access to everything… They had plenty of time. All they had to do was figure out what they wanted.”
Shields said the hackers also hid spying software so deeply on employee computers that it took the company years to figure out the extent of the problem.
Just imagine what they are doing right now? This must have been a walk in the park for the Chinese.
The revelations highlight the threat posed by Chinese hackers, whom US intelligence said were the world’s “most active and persistent perpetrators” of economic espionage in a report submitted to the US Congress last November.
via Nortel was penetrated by hackers for decade: report.
February 15, 2012 at 7:45 pm
I guess the hinese are tired of being the crap_maker to the world. Now fo the big time.
I hate to think of what they’ve done to our National Defense, though I imagine someone(s) in obama’s merry band of commies and thieves has given them a helping hand.
February 15, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Their use of information fascinates me. I guess it gives new meaning to keep your enemies closer?
February 15, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Hey, McN, I bet they’ve hacked the implants in President Hussein’s head by now! LOL
No wonder he has to be on Telepromptor Life Support – otherwise every time he opened his big mouth Manderin Chinese would spill forth!
LOL
February 15, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Another example of many a true word being said in jest, B.
(in addition to Chinese, there’s a wad of CIA-ese in there.)
February 16, 2012 at 9:24 am
ahahahahahahha
February 17, 2012 at 12:17 am
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Mary!!!!!!