[LINK] France computer attack from China

[Scott Howard]

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:58 AM, Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>wrote:

> 'Hackers determined to gain access to documents about one of the most
> predictable and terminally boring events known to mankind telegraphed
> their intentions by flooding their target'.
>

Apparently the attack has been going on for "months", and they have only
just discovered it.  I'd hardly call that telegraphing.


To their credit, AFP published the key quote:  "Patrick Pailloux,
> director general of the French National Agency for Information
> Technology Security" said that "The actors were determined
> professionals and organised".
>

This is a simply a poor translation from French to English.  The actual
quote was "Ceux qui ont agi sont des professionnels déterminés et
organisés".

A less literal translation would be "Those involved are determined and
organized professionals"

  Scott.