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There is not enough evidence to say whether these attacks were sponsored by the Chinese government or not, but it does underline the importance of making computer security a priority.

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

It is interesting to note that in September 2007, US blamed China for a cyber-attack which targeted a Pentagon computer system serving the office of US defence secretary Robert Gates.

Cluley further said:

Spying has been going on between countries for thousands of years, and it would be foolish to think that countries like China would not take advantage of computers and the internet to assist them in this. It is unusual, however, for a nation to accuse another of engaging in this activity, especially when it can be extraordinarily difficult to prove an attack is being sponsored by a government or is a lone hacker acting independently.