Gmail of foreign journalists in China hijacked
- 19 January, 2010 06:36
- Comments 1
The Gmail accounts of foreign reporters in at least two news bureaus in Beijing have been hijacked, a journalists' group in China said Monday.
The news comes just one week after Google said it had been targeted by recent cyberattacks aimed at accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. The U.S. search giant cited the attacks as one reason it has decided to stop censoring its Chinese search engine and may ultimately close its China offices.
The hijacked Gmail accounts used by the journalists in Beijing had been set to forward all e-mails to a stranger's address, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said in an e-mail to members. The group did not name the news organizations hit by the attack or say when the hijacking occurred.
"We remind all members that journalists in China have been particular targets of hacker attacks in the last 2 years," the group's e-mail said.
Last year the group said it had received reports that the news assistants of foreign reporters in China were being targeted by e-mailed viruses.
Well-known Chinese human rights lawyer Teng Biao last week said in a blog post that his Gmail account had recently been hacked. Other Chinese dissidents including artist Ai Weiwei have reportedly made similar statements in recent days.
Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.
- Bookmark this page
- Share this article
- Got more on this story? Email ARN
- Follow ARN on twitter
- In Search of the Long-Term Archiving Solution —Tape Delivers Significant TCO Advantage over Disk
- Spectra Logic and Australian National University Success Story - March 2012
- Aberdeen Group: Building Business Resilience Through Active Archive
- Red Light In the Control Centre Saves Hours of Chaos
- Market Potential-Strategy Guide to the Active Archive Market
-
REVIEW: HTC Sensation - a powerful beast wrapped in a sturdy, aluminium shell
-
First look: Samsung Galaxy S III
-
Spotify tunes into Australia
-
Telstra and Navman Wireless extend GPS tracking partnership
-
World’s eyes on Aussie NBN: Conroy
Get exclusive access to ARN's news, research and invitation only events. 
Comments
Rodney St.Michael
Guanxi: The Key to Success in China
To understand China better, you have to know GUANXI—the art and science of relationships. It is related to the Wu Xing (5 dynamic elements) and the Pentacle of Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius or Master Kung Fu).
Wood or Tree = Yellow people or “males”
Water = Small Browns or “females”
Earth = Blacks or “lesbians”
Fire = Whites or “gays”
Metal = Big Browns or “bisexuals”
It is an all-encompassing “ecological model” and a common political and corporate symbol. Each element is the tip of a 5-pointed “star” in the pentacle that shows the conflict relationships between the elements. For example, Fire feeds on Wood, just as Whites or “gays” prey on Yellows or “males.”
But the circle around the 5-pointed star indicates the harmony relationships between the elements. For instance, Water nourishes trees, just as Browns or “females” provide sustenance to Yellows or “males.”
The trick to win in China is to do it through the other elements. Whites flaming China won’t work. That would be “sodomy.”
The book SYNC MY WORLD: THIEF’S HONOR GA SK (ISBN: 978-0557171378) explains the concept of guanxi thoroughly.
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0557171377?ie=UTF8&tag=gnosticism&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0557171377)
Rodney St.Michael
http://illuminated.tripod.com
Post new comment