17 February 2011

From the folks who brought you...

...lead-painted baby toys...
According to senior federal officials, an attack that first became public at Treasury Board earlier this month also hit elsewhere in the federal public service, including Finance. An investigation into the attack is focused on Chinese IP addresses.

The officials also told The Globe and Mail that this isn’t the first time Ottawa has had to deal with this type of attack.
Of course, Pinko Central sticks to it's policy of multi-cultural rainbows & unicorn farts...
According to a CBC News report of the attack, hackers took control of computers in the offices of senior government executives in an attempt to steal passwords and access data. The report noted that the source of the attack does not necessarily mean that it is linked to the Chinese government.