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Finnish data network hit by severe hacking

posted onOctober 31, 2013
by l33tdawg

 Finland's foreign minister says foreign intelligence agents had carried out large-scale hacking into government communications, and a Finnish TV station said China and Russia were suspected.

Erkki Tuomioja said the breach of the Foreign Ministry's data network was discovered in spring, and Finland's intelligence service was investigating it as a case of serious espionage.

"I can confirm there has been a severe and large hacking in the ministry's data network," he told reporters on Thursday in a hastily-arranged news conference after private broadcaster MTV3 reported the hacking incident. He declined to comment on suspects. MTV3 had earlier said, citing unidentified sources, that Chinese and Russian intelligence agents may have been involved.

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