China leads Asia in malicious online activity
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Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks.
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(InfoWorld) - The Chinese government took steps during 2006 toÂ increase its controlÂ and monitoring of Internet access by the country's growing Internet population, the U.S. Department of State said in a human-rights report released on Tuesday. "While the government continued to encourage expanded use of the Internet, it also took steps to monitor its use, control content, restrict information, and punished those who violated regulations," the annual report said. Among the steps implemented by the government are stricter requirements for Web-site registration, greater official control over content, and a wider definition of what constitutes illegal activity online, it said. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are published annually by the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. ChinaÂ has nearly 140 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), which tracks Internet usage in the country. The large number of Internet users has not eroded the government's ability to control access to content it deems undesirable, said the State Department, citing reports that the Chinese government employes "tens of thousands of persons" to monitor the Internet. "The authorities reportedly began to employ more sophisticated technology enabling the selective blocking of specific content rather than entire Web sites. Such technology was also used to block e-mails containing sensitive content," the report said. The Chinese government has alsoÂ enlisted the help of domestic and multinational companiesÂ to restrict access to information on the Internet. "Chinese search engines such as Baidu.com and the China-based search engines of Yahoo, MSN, and Google filtered search results, including those relating to the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and human rights," it said.
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China has warned Internet users to be  wary of downloading virus-infected mooncake greeting cards  ahead of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival after a wave of  Internet worms hit hard-drives last year.
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Chinese are uploading video clips of sex, scandal and public protest to the Internet in increasing numbers. It's a big business -- and a growing headache for Beijing
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By Shyla Sangaran  ASIA has emerged as the fastest growing Web threat market in the world, overtaking North America, according to Trend Micro Inc.
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When Chinese Web surfers try to the big three U.S. search engines, they're reportedly redirected to Baidu. Recent political events, including Dalai Lama's American award, may be to blame.
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Much of the initial information about what had happened in Asia came from the Web.
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In recent weeks, China has been accused of hacking the Pentagon as well as British and German government offices.
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China has suffered &quot;massive&quot; losses of  state secrets through the Internet, a senior official said, as  China faces reports that it has raided the computer networks of  Western powers.
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The Defense Department reports China is building cyberwarfare units and developing viruses.
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Online theft of financial information from individuals has become one of the fastest-growing non-violent crimes in the Asia-Pacific region, technology research house IDC says.
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The number of Internet users in China rose to 94 million by the end of 2004, up 8 percent from the middle of the year, state media reported Thursday.
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Companies, governments, and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists and hackers.
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The number of Internet users in China will hit 134 million by the end of 2005, consolidating its position as the second largest market in the world after the United States, a research firm said.
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Based on the comprehensive survey conducted by comScore on the Internet behavior of Asia-Pacific countries, Yahoo emerged as the most visited site in the Asia-Pacific region, beating rivals Google and MSN sites. Seven of the Asia-Pacific countries studied rank Yahoo in the number one position, as against MSN (no.2) and Google (no.3).  Other significant findings of [...]
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Backed by &quot;armies&quot; of cyber-police, China is spearheading an increasingly sophisticated movement by repressive regimes to restrict the Internet, a global media watchdog said in its annual report.
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China's government has strategically deployed the Internet to economic advantage, while clamping down on undesirable content and use.