The dragon is trembling

As luck would have it, I was in Beijing when word came of China's apparent hacking of the New York Times. The newspaper says it became the target of sustained cyber-attack immediately after it had revealed the vast fortune - estimated as 'at least $2.7bn' - amassed by the family of China's outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao. Among the dead giveaways: hostile activity on the NYT's system dropped off during Chinese public holidays. It seems even State-sponsored hackers need a day off.

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