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The computer hacking group Anonymous, blamed for a spate of cyber-attacks in China in the past week, says it will continue to target government websites to protest Internet censorship and human rights abuses. Anonymous-China claims to have  hacked  into hundreds of government and commercial Chinese sites so far this month, and last week there were numerous reports of defaced websites in the country.   Those sites, many of which appeared to be operational Monday, included the home page for the Chengdu business district.  A message on that page read in part:  "Dear Chinese government, you

The House of Representatives ignored Obama administration objections and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies.On a bipartisan vote of 248-168, the Republican-controlled House backed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The chief sponsors of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act are the Republican chairman and the ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Committee Chairman Mike Rogers says the threat of cyber spying and cyber attack has grown exponentially during the past five years. "It was breathtaking the amount of intellectual property that this country is losing every single day to nation states like China," he said. Lawmakers agree on the scope and grave danger posed by