Popular Mechanics: Hack Attack on Tibet Groups Could Hint at China's Anti-U.S. Tactic

Excerpted from Popular Mechanics:

"Unlike defense contractors, pro-Tibet groups are more open to speaking about their experience at the receiving end of an aggressive cyber campaign. Officials at several international groups say the attacks increased as tensions rose before March 10, 2008, the 40th anniversary of China’s occupation of Tibet. "We received approximately two [e-mails with illicit software] in 2006, 40 in 2007, and over 180 in the first three months of 2008," says Sharon Hom, executive director of Human Rights in China, based in New York and Hong Kong."

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• HRIC Campaign:
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• China Rights Forum No. 1, 2008:
  One Slogan, Many Meanings: Bring Tibet to the 2008 Games
• HRIC Press Advisory:
  Stop Crackdowns in Tibet, Start Dialogue
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  HRIC Launches 2008 Take Action Website and Calls on China to Release Shi Tao
• China Rights Forum No. 4, 2007:
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• China Rights Forum No. 3, 2007:
  2008 and Beyond - Articles, interviews, resource list, and campaign information focusing on the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• China Rights Forum No. 2, 2006:
  A Conversation with Citizen Lab - Sharon Hom interviews Ron Deibert and Nart Villeneuve on their work battling Internet censorship.
• China Rights Forum No. 2, 2006:
  The Hijacked Potential of China’s Internet - He Qinglian details the ways in which government controls have forced China to miss out on the full benefits of the Internet revolution.