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A pair of notorious Chinese hackers who left the dark side are now urging other hackers in their country to forgo cybercrime and instead become part of the security solution.
Gong Wei and Wan Tao have published their "Hackers' Self-Discipline Convention" document online and in the media. According to published reports and an English translation of the document, the pair basically are reaching out to China's hacker community to employ their hacking skills for legitimate use rather than with the cyber-underground or for political reasons.
"The privacy of the community, the general public, especially children and minors, should be protected. To the general public, sale of social activities for the purpose of private information is not hacking," a translated version of the Convention document reads.
And hackers "should not disseminate or train in existing hacking techniques and tools as the main way to earn income" in an illegal way, the document says.
The Chinese hacking convention document comes at a time when China is considered one of the top suspects behind increasingly broad and widespread targeted cybercrime attacks aimed at stealing intellectual property and other sensitive information from the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Chinese hackers have long been associated with the term "advanced persistent threat" (APT).
What this new hacker pledge means for China's alleged cyber-espionage culture is unclear. As with other countries, Chinese citizens are also victimized by traditional financial information-stealing cybercrime. And while the Chinese government has publicly denied that it sponsors hacking and cyber-espionage, law enforcement and security researchers long have found clues and ties to well-funded, organized Chinese hacking groups in targeted attacks.
For the full story click here: A Call To Disarm Black Hat Hackers
Until such time as all cybercriminals either quit or get caught the most basic and essential step any organization can take to increase cyber security is implement a program of Internet Security Awareness Training. For more information on this type of training visit www.knowbe4.com and try our free phishing security test to see how phish-prone your employees areits a great way to assess the security savvy of your employees.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
[/caption]A pair of notorious Chinese hackers who left the dark side are now urging other hackers in their country to forgo cybercrime and instead become part of the security solution.
Gong Wei and Wan Tao have published their "Hackers' Self-Discipline Convention" document online and in the media. According to published reports and an English translation of the document, the pair basically are reaching out to China's hacker community to employ their hacking skills for legitimate use rather than with the cyber-underground or for political reasons.
"The privacy of the community, the general public, especially children and minors, should be protected. To the general public, sale of social activities for the purpose of private information is not hacking," a translated version of the Convention document reads.
And hackers "should not disseminate or train in existing hacking techniques and tools as the main way to earn income" in an illegal way, the document says.
The Chinese hacking convention document comes at a time when China is considered one of the top suspects behind increasingly broad and widespread targeted cybercrime attacks aimed at stealing intellectual property and other sensitive information from the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Chinese hackers have long been associated with the term "advanced persistent threat" (APT).
What this new hacker pledge means for China's alleged cyber-espionage culture is unclear. As with other countries, Chinese citizens are also victimized by traditional financial information-stealing cybercrime. And while the Chinese government has publicly denied that it sponsors hacking and cyber-espionage, law enforcement and security researchers long have found clues and ties to well-funded, organized Chinese hacking groups in targeted attacks.
For the full story click here: A Call To Disarm Black Hat Hackers
Until such time as all cybercriminals either quit or get caught the most basic and essential step any organization can take to increase cyber security is implement a program of Internet Security Awareness Training. For more information on this type of training visit www.knowbe4.com and try our free phishing security test to see how phish-prone your employees areits a great way to assess the security savvy of your employees.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
