New Evidence Points Another Finger at China

It already seemed like a pretty reliable conclusion that China was behind the cyberattack that affected Google and multitude of other companies, but in case there were any reservations, a computer analyst has new evidence that points one more finger at the country.

According to a NY Times report, Joe Stewart, a malware specialist with SecureWorks, has traced the malware used in the attack back to China. The main program used in the attack was found to be based on an algorithm published in a Chinese technical paper. After investigating further, Stewart found that essentially every mention of the algorithm was on a website written in Chinese.

Stewart admitted that the suspicious code could have been placed in the software to throw investigators off, but said that scenario was unlikely.

Stewart also discovered that several parts of the malware were written back in 2006, indicating that attacks could have been taking place for years. Sounds like Google just got a little extra back. [via NY Times and ZDNet]