Samkvæmt fréttavefsíðunni The Register þá er byrjað að bera á árásum á pro-Tíbet hópa víðsvegar um heiminn. En þessar árásir snúast um það að smita tölvunar af vírusum, keyloggerum og öðrum hugbúnaði sem hægt er að telja sem algera óværu.
Hérna er brot úr fréttinni.
Cyber attacks target pro-Tibetan groups
Groups sympathetic to anti-Chinese protesters in Tibet are under assault by cyber attackers who are embedding malware in email that appears to come from trusted colleagues.
The email is being sent to members of human-rights groups. The messages include attachments in PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel formats, that install keyloggers and other types of malware once they’re opened. The malicious payloads have been disguised to evade detection by anti-virus scanners.
„Groups working for freedom of Tibet all over the world have been targeted,“ says anti-virus supplier F-Secure in blog post. „These emails have been sent to mailing lists, private forums and directly to persons working inside pro-Tibet groups. Some individuals have received targeted attacks like this several times a month.“
Names of attached files include UNPO Statement of Solidarity.pdf, Daul-Tibet intergroup meeting.doc and tibet_protests_map_no_icons__mar_20.ppt. Once opened the files deliver documents that appear to contain legitimate content in support of the protests. Behind the scenes, though, the malware is installed.
Restina af þessari frétt er hægt að lesa hérna. Líklegt er að þessar árásir séu komnar frá fólki sem vinnur fyrir Kínversku ríkisstjórnaina eða kommúnistaflokkin í Kína.