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China shuts down training website for hackers
« on: February 08, 2010, 08:58:24 pm »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8503637.stm

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China has closed down what is believed to be the country's biggest training website for hackers, state media has reported. They say the site, Black Hawk Safety Net, gave lessons in hacking and sold downloads of malicious software. The reports say three people suspected of running the site were arrested.

Hacking is a sensitive topic for China, especially since the internet giant Google recently threatened to pull out of the country. Google said China-based hackers had attacked its operations but the Chinese government denied any involvement.

The hacker training operation openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyber attack lessons and Trojan software, the China Daily and the Wuhan Evening News said. Trojans, which can allow outside access to a computer when implanted, are used by hackers to illegally control computers.

Black Hawk Safety Net recruited more than 12,000 paying subscribers and collected more than seven million yuan ($1m: £650,000) in membership fees, while another 170,000 people had signed up for free membership, the paper said. It was unclear when the shutdown had taken place but the Black Hawk Safety Net site was unavailable on Monday.

The Hubei government refused to comment on the reports.

It seems Google kicking up may have done some good.  :gum:

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