Nations blame China for recent cyber hackings

As India woke up to the campaign targeted towards mapping and discovering weak points within its IT infrastructure which had been running over the past 18 months, now more nations have come forward questioning China's involvement and for backing the hackers.

As the UN raised the issue in Geneva, US, Belgium, France and Russia have also stated that China is attempting to control the cyberspace "offensively ". The ruling Chinese People's Liberation Army is known to operate highly sophisticated divisions and commands for cyber operations. An official declaration has even set the deadline of 2050 for China to be able to stop any army in its tracks through cyber warfare. The hackers have been mobilized into Unions and Red Alliances with alleged 'official backing.'

China's underlying modus-operandi came to surface in September 2007 when the Chinese military was found to be plotting for a cyber-attack which targeted a Pentagon computer system serving the office of US defense secretary Robert Gates.

Off late, a diplomatic spat has been brewing between Belgian and the Chinese government as Belgian justice minister Jo Vandeurzen claims that attacks against the Belgian Federal Government have originated from China, and are likely to have been sanctioned by the Beijing government.

Belgian minister of foreign affairs Karel De Gucht also told the parliament that his ministry was the subject of "cyber-espionage" by Chinese agents several weeks ago.