A China expert friend of mine just sent me a link to a Defense News article by Andrew Tilghman "Chinese Virus Targets DoD Common Access Card". Jaime Blasco, lab manager for AlienVault, said "the virus is linked to a “command and control server” that appears to be based in China; some flaws buried deep in the code revealed Chinese language characters, suggesting that only a Chinese speaker would be able to launch it." Tilghman's headline doesn't accurately reflect Blasco's findings. Instead, he chose a sensationalistic headline that would attract readers. Unfortunately, it also attracts researchers, pundits and U.S. government employees who harbor an anti-China slant and who collect stories like this to add fuel to an already hot anti-China sentiment on the Hill.
As I've said many times before, the geolocation of IP addresses mean absolutely nothing since IP addresses are easily obtainable by anyone - both legally and illegally. Chinese characters in the code only mean that a Chinese engineer was involved at some point. How many Chinese engineers work for Western companies or are naturalized citizens outside of the PRC? I shouldn't have to state the obvious fact that because you write using Chinese characters doesn't mean that you work for the Chinese government. That's beyond simple ignorance; bordering on Xenophobia.
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As I've said many times before, the geolocation of IP addresses mean absolutely nothing since IP addresses are easily obtainable by anyone - both legally and illegally. Chinese characters in the code only mean that a Chinese engineer was involved at some point. How many Chinese engineers work for Western companies or are naturalized citizens outside of the PRC? I shouldn't have to state the obvious fact that because you write using Chinese characters doesn't mean that you work for the Chinese government. That's beyond simple ignorance; bordering on Xenophobia.
Related:
Why I Oppose the 12 Chinese Hacker Groups Claim
Rep. Mike Rogers Needs To Re-Think His China Tactics
The Case Against The Case Against China
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