A recent series of cyber attacks on Japanese Internet sites
originated in China and were viewed as a possible prelude to military
action, according to defense officials familiar with details of the
attacks.
Japan’s National Police Agency revealed last week that at least 19 Japanese websites were hit by cyber attacks timed to increase tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the Senkaku islands.
U.S. officials said the sites affected included Japan’s Defense Ministry, Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, and the country’s supreme court. Banking and utilities networks also were hit.
Other sites that were attacked included Japan’s Statistics Bureau and the government’s Internet TV, which were temporarily blocked. A university hospital network also was hit.
Earlier this month, up to six Chinese military vessels moved into Japanese waters and then withdrew, Japan’s coast guard reported.
Violent government-supported street protests in China erupted in recent weeks against Japanese businesses after the Japanese government purchased three uninhabited islands in the Senkakus chain.
U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke had a close call with up to 50 angry Chinese protesters who on Sept. 18 surrounded his car and began chanting “Down with U.S. imperialism!” China’s government said it was investigating the incident.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/cyber-blitz/
Japan’s National Police Agency revealed last week that at least 19 Japanese websites were hit by cyber attacks timed to increase tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the Senkaku islands.
U.S. officials said the sites affected included Japan’s Defense Ministry, Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, and the country’s supreme court. Banking and utilities networks also were hit.
Other sites that were attacked included Japan’s Statistics Bureau and the government’s Internet TV, which were temporarily blocked. A university hospital network also was hit.
Earlier this month, up to six Chinese military vessels moved into Japanese waters and then withdrew, Japan’s coast guard reported.
Violent government-supported street protests in China erupted in recent weeks against Japanese businesses after the Japanese government purchased three uninhabited islands in the Senkakus chain.
U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke had a close call with up to 50 angry Chinese protesters who on Sept. 18 surrounded his car and began chanting “Down with U.S. imperialism!” China’s government said it was investigating the incident.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/cyber-blitz/
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