Home pagePress CenterIn the Media James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Chinese Suspected in Capitol Hacking Cases."
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James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Chinese Suspected in Capitol Hacking Cases."
Hackers believed to be operating from China have broken into computers in Congress, apparently in search of information on Chinese dissidents, two GOP lawmakers said Wednesday.
The hackers were not identified, but one of the lawmakers, Rep. Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey, a senior Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he thought all signs pointed to the Chinese government. [...]
"Congress would be an attractive target for any spy or hacker, especially if there was information on political dissidents and on U.S. policies," said James A. Lewis, technology program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Lewis said that although China may be a logical suspect, good hackers are adept at hiding their tracks.
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