英闻天下——294 China Refutes Hacking Accusation

 　　The Chinese government has dismissed a report by a U.S. computer security company accusing a secretive Chinese military unit of being behind a series of hacking¹ attacks.

 

　　The report by Mandiant identified a Shanghai based unit of the People's Liberation Army, as the most likely driving force behind the hacking.

 

　　Foreign Ministry² Spokesperson Hong Lei however says China firmly opposes hacking and doubts the evidence provided in the report.

 

　　"China has implemented³ relevant laws and regulations, and adopted strict enforcement measures to prevent hacking activities. China is also a victim of Internet hacking attacks."

 

　　He also said 14-hundred computers in China last year were being controlled by overseas IP addresses and have been turned into the so-called zombie computers used for attacks originating from the US itself.

 

　　Mandiant said it believed the unit had stolen data from over 140 organizations across a diverse set of industries beginning as early as 2006.

 

　　Most of the victims were located in the United States, with smaller numbers in Canada and Britain.

 

　　The report comes a week after U.S. President Barack Obama issued a long-awaited executive order aimed at getting the private owners of critical infrastructure⁴ to share data on attacks with officials and to begin following the latest security practices.

 

　　US media organizations, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post have recently accused China of hacking their computers.

1 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

4 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。