China says US is top source of hacking attacks on country
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The website of the China Military Online is seen on a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Beijing on March 1, 2013. The United States was the origin of more than half of the hacking attacks on China in the first two months of 2013, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, March 10, 2013, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington over the use of the Internet. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING (REUTERS) - The United States was the origin of more than half of the hacking attacks on China in the first two months of 2013, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington over the use of the Internet.
Beijing and Washington have been squaring off for months over the issue of cyber attacks, each accusing the other of hacking into sensitive government websites.
China has long singled out the United States as the top source of intrusion on its computers.
China's top Internet security agency, the National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Center (CNCERT), said the hacking attacks from other countries have become "increasingly serious", Xinhua said.
