US web traffic rerouted via China Telecom

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The incident has raised fears of cyber attacks Continue reading the main story Related stories ‘Virus targeted Iranian assets’ UK in need of cyber security plan EU ‘must improve’ cyber defences The traffic to some highly sensitive US websites was briefly rerouted via China, according to Reuters. The incident, which happened for 18 minutes last April, is published in a report by the US-China Economic and Security review commission. It found that China Telecom sent incorrect routing information, but it is not clear whether it was intentional. It comes amid continuing discussions in the US and the UK about cyber-security. Among traffic rerouted via China was that destined for the US Senate…

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US web traffic rerouted via China Telecom

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