【新唐人2013年02月04日訊】最近，西方各大媒體包括《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》、《華盛頓郵報》、和《彭博社》等紛紛報告說，受到來自中國的「網路黑客」攻擊。而黑客攻擊的主要目地在於監控西方媒體對中國的報導。美國歐巴馬政府因應越來越多的美國媒體、企業及政府機構遭到來自中國黑客的攻擊，正著手出臺更強硬的舉措予以應對。
美國《華盛頓郵報》1月31號刊登的一篇文章說，從去年10月25號開始的幾個月時間裏，每天北京時間早上8點左右，黑客們就開始進入《紐約時報》的電腦系統翻找東西，他們每天「工作」的時間差不多有8小時。
雖然中共政府和軍方以「黑客行為無法追蹤源頭」為藉口，否認攻擊行動跟他們有關。但專家指出，這些黑客來自中國，並且是由中共政府系統組織。
「紐約城市大學」政治學教授夏明表示，美國其實已經在跟中國打一場「網絡戰爭」。
紐約城市大學政治學教授夏明：「第一，他們的範圍規模如此之大，第二，他針對的西方媒體地位如此之高。目前美國網絡安全和聯邦調查局得到的各種上千種不同的信息分析，他們得出的結論，所有這些攻擊都來自中國，而且是由中國政府系統組織的，中國現在在組織一場對美國基本的社會、經濟，和政治體系，發起一場網絡戰爭。」
重慶異議人士張起：「當今世界上能夠動用這樣大規模，越過法律，動用這樣大規模的黑客對西方主流媒體進行攻擊的，有這樣的技術，有這樣財力的，恐怕就是為數不多的幾個專制國家。北韓估計沒有這樣的實力，古巴可能也沒有。最大的可能還是中共。」
兩位匿名的美國前政府官員2月1號向媒體透露，歐巴馬政府正在準備一項新的國家安全情報評估報告。報告將詳細說明美國受到的網絡威脅，尤其是來自中國的網絡威脅。預計報告將把網絡威脅定性為「經濟與安全問題」。
這項評估報告由美國國家情報委員會起草，將制定更強硬的措施。可能的措施中包括﹕威脅取消中國某種特定簽證，或將重大的採購中國物資計劃，提交國家安全機構嚴格審查。
夏明表示，最早在兩年前，國務卿希拉里•克林頓專門發佈一個「網絡自由宣言」。在宣言裡，她說，網絡自由是繼羅斯福的四大自由之後最重要的自由。美國要不惜一切努力捍衛保護和促進這個自由。另外最近美國政府作出了幾個大的舉動。
夏明：「一個是網絡宣言發佈之後，美國加強了對網絡安全各種協調和投入。比如美國召開了由國家安全委員會來協調的網絡安全會議，把美國大公司彙集在一起，協調他們的防範和安全。聯邦調查局也對美國國內各種涉及到中國人權各方面組織和個人受到的攻擊，在進行系統的收集材料，整理和調查。」
另外，上個星期，美國國防部招募上千名網絡安全人員，並且把他們的目標擴大到所有的黑客隊伍中，希望這些黑客能夠為美國安全服務。
與此同時，一個名為「國際匿名」的黑客組織成員發出誓言，一定要拉垮中共的網路「防火長城」。
夏明：「現在網絡在中國老百姓中的使用越來越廣。無論網絡微博，還是中國老百姓翻牆上網，基本上在中國虛擬空間，在全球連成一體的空間裡面，形成一個新的公共輿論。雖然中共政府儘管現在可以掌控手裡的公共行政和官員一級，但是對公共輿論基本已經失控。」
夏明相信，網絡將積聚和鼓動中國民心，同時成為一個新的平臺，能夠把中國人民與全球連為一體。他說，儘管一些技術被中共掌握來鎮壓老百姓，延長它的統治，但是如果全球尤其美國有這個覺醒，網絡技術將成為中共政權垮臺的致命關鍵部位。
採訪編輯/秦雪 後製/鍾元
Western Media Hacked by CCP: China-US Cyber War?
Recently, western news media including New York Times,
Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Bloomberg News,
all reported that their computers had been attacked
by Chinese hackers.
Monitoring western media’s reports on China affairs
is believed to be one of the main purposes of the attacks.
As more and more American media, corporations and
governmental agencies become victims of Chinese hackers,
the Obama administration is preparing to take
stronger measures against these cyber attacks.
On Jan 31, the Washington Post published an article,
which revealed that since Oct 25, 2012,
hackers broke into the computer network of
New York Times at around 8 am (Beijing Time) every day.
Their daily “work” last about 8 hours for each attack.
The Chinese Communist Party’ (CCP) government
denied it was behind those attacks saying “cyber attacks have transnational and anonymous characteristics.”
Yet, experts believe those hackers are indeed from China,
and their attacks were organized by the CCP authorities.
Xia Ming, professor of political science at New York City
University, remarked that the United States is already in a cyber war with the CCP.
Xia Ming, professor, New York City University: ”Firstly,
the attacks are wide in range and large in magnitude.
Secondly, the targeted media are the most renowned ones
in western countries.
After analyzing thousands of various groups of information,
the FBI’s cyber branch reached the conclusion,
that all those attacks were from China,
and were organized by the CCP government.
The CCP is trying to start a cyber war against the social,
economic, and political system of the United States.”
Zhang Qi, dissident from Chongqing: ”In the world today,
the only ones that can bypass the law meanwhile have the technological and financial capabilities,
to organize such a large-scale cyber attack
against western media.
And they are the few dictatorship regimes.
North Korea hardly has the necessary resources to do that.
Neither does Cuba. So CCP is the most reasonable suspect.”
Two anonymous former US officials revealed to media
on Feb 1st, that the Obama administration is preparing a new report on National Intelligence Estimate.
The report will present the network threats against US,
especially those from China in detail.
It is speculated, the report will define a network attack
as an “economic and national security issue.”
The estimate report is drafted by the National Intelligence
Council (NIC), which will take stronger measures against CCP’s cyber attacks.
Possible moves include blocking some specific types
of visa against China,
or submitting projects that make large purchases from China
to national security agencies for stricter inspection.
Xia Ming said, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
made declarations on Internet freedom two years ago.
In her statement, Clinton said that Internet freedom
is the most important one following the famous Four Freedoms presented by Franklin Roosevelt.
The United States will spare no efforts
to protect and boost Internet freedom.
Xia also mentioned several moves recently made
by the US government.
Xia Ming: “Firstly, since the declaration of Internet freedom,
the US government had enhanced inputs and coordination work on cyber safety.
For example, the National Security Council held meetings
about Internet safety which gathered major US companies to coordinate their protection work.
In addition, FBI has also been collecting materials
to investigate domestic cyber attacks against organizations and individuals involving China’s human rights issues.”
Last week, US Defense Department recruited
thousands as network security staffs.
In addition, they extended their target into hackers groups,
hoping they’ll contribute to the US security protection too.
Meanwhile, members of the hacker group “Anonymous”
also claimed to destroy CCP’s “Great Firewall of China.”
Xia Ming: ”More and more Chinese civilians
are using the Internet now.
By microblogging or whatever means of circumventing
Internet censorship, China’s cyber space is basically connected to the global network.
The formation of “new” public opinions
has taken place in this space.
Although the CCP authorities still have control over public
administrative agencies and their officials, it has lost control over public opinions in general.”
。
Xia Ming believes that the Internet will continue to gather
and reflect the real feelings of the Chinese people.
It also becomes a new platform which allows Chinese
to join the body of the global society.
Xia remarked, some cyber technologies are used by CCP
to suppress Chinese people and protect its regime,
however, they can also become critical in overturning CCP,
if the global society, especially the United States, comes to understand how powerful they are.
