50 cent army much?
For those who don't get the reference, here's an article that explains it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/22/chinathemedia.ma...
Just because I haven't commented before doesn't make my comment less valid... does it?
Even more illuminating that if their great firewall is so advanced, being able to block anything on a need basis, is not concerned on blocking these.
I'm not refuting attacks originating from china, there is piles of evidence that support this.
Things to keep in mind - there are more internet users in china, than anywhere else, so there is going to be more of 'everything' from china. One needs to convert the stats into per-capita ratios before making meaningful conclusions about % of attacks etc.
My main issue (in my original post) is the jump from "Attack from Chinese IP addresses on gmail accounts" to "China attacked us [The US]" - without any qualification.
It promotes a nationalistic 'Us against Them' mentality that is primarily based on hysteria rather than fact.
I'm a member of the Kiss Army, the Skynyrd Nation, and the Bananarama Republic.