China denies role in NZ cyber attack
By HANK SCHOUTEN - The Dominion Post | Wednesday, 12 September 2007
The Chinese Government denies it is involved in attempts to hack into New Zealand Government computer systems - despite strong hints that its spies' activities had been detected.
The Security Intelligence Service has confirmed that its staff detected information has been stolen and software installed to take control of computer systems.
Prime Minister Helen Clark said yesterday that she had been assured "no classified information has been at risk at all". She would not elaborate on what was deemed classified information, except to say: "Now we have very smart people to provide protection every time an attack is tried. Obviously we learn from that."
She said officials knew who was responsible for the hacking.
SIS director Warren Tucker has suggested China was the culprit by referring to cyber attacks in Canada and Britain that have been linked to the Chinese military.
China has also been accused of targeting sensitive German, United States and French computer systems, including those in the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Defence and State Department networks.
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