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Canada uncovers cyber spy network Canada uncovers cyber spy network
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An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers from government offices around the world, Canadian researchers say.An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers from government offices around the world, Canadian researchers say.
Experts at the University of Toronto said the network had infiltrated 1,295 computers in 103 countries. They said the network had infiltrated 1,295 computers in 103 countries.
They include computers linked with the Dalai Lama - Tibet's spiritual leader. They included computers belonging to foreign ministries and embassies and those linked with the Dalai Lama - Tibet's spiritual leader.
The researchers say they have no conclusive evidence that the Chinese government is involved. Beijing has denied any involvement. Researchers say they have no conclusive evidence China's government was behind, Beijing has also denied involvement.
The researchers were acting on a request from the Tibetan spiritual leader's office to check whether the computers of his Tibetan exile network had been infiltrated. Researchers from the Information Warfare Monitor (IWM) were acting on a request from the Tibetan spiritual leader's office to check whether the computers of his Tibetan exile network had been infiltrated.
The report comes at the end of a 10-month investigation by IWM, which comprises researchers from Ottawa-based think tank SecDev Group and the University of Toronto's Munk Centre for International Studies.
The researchers said hackers were apparently able to take control of computers belonging to several foreign ministries and embassies across the world using malicious software, or malware.
"We uncovered real-time evidence of malware that had penetrated Tibetan computer systems, extracting sensitive documents from the private office of the Dalai Lama," investigator Greg Walton was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying.
They say they believe the system, which they called GhostNet, was focused on governments in Asia.