Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Cache Links China to Google Hack

“Included in the massive trove of classified diplomatic cables
the website WikiLeaks began releasing on Sunday is evidence
reportedly linking Chinese authorities to a massive computer
hacking campaign that included a high-profile assault on Google
nearly a year ago.

“The whistleblower site released the materials in advance to its
media partners, including the New York Times and several prominent
European newspapers.

“In an article previewing the revelations contained in the
cables, the Times reported that one dispatch describes a Chinese
source informing the U.S. Embassy in Beijing that China’s Politburo
had sanctioned the attack on Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) computer
systems that put the Web giant in a standoff with the country’s
government.”

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