Chinese Programmer Fingered in Google Attacks
A Chinese security consultant had posted code online ahead of the attack
According to researchers for the US government speaking anonymously to the Financial Times, a Chinese security consultant had posted code online ahead of the attack, saying that the project was one that he was "working on" and that Chinese government had "special access."
The programmer in question was just a freelancer and was not responsible for carrying out the attacks, claim the researchers who apparently have spoken with the programmer. Apparently, the programmer would prefer his work not be used in such "offensive efforts" as carrying out attacks against major companies, but that he "has to toe the line now and again" if he wants to do the kind of research he's good at doing.
The discovery comes just days after another team of US researchers traced the origins of the attack back to Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) and Lanxiang Vocational School in China, according to the New York Times. The universities in question, however, have denied involvement.
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