China denies Canada hacking involvement

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Thursday rejected as "groundless" reports suggesting it was behind an unprecedented cyberattack on the Canadian government that penetrated two key agencies and forced them offline.The attacks, first detected in January, have been traced to servers in China, Canadian broadcaster CBC reported Wednesday, quoting government sources.CBC said it was unclear whether the attackers were Chinese or simply other nationals who used China-based servers, but another Canadian channel, CTV, reported they were "Chinese government hackers".A Chinese government spokesman denied involvement by Beijing."The allegation that the Chinese government supports Internet hacking is groundless," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters during a regular briefing."The Chinese governmen... ...

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China denies Canada hacking involvement