Chinese Accused of Hacking U.S. Government Computers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Virginia congressman said Wednesday the FBI has found that four of his government computers have been hacked by sources working out of China.
Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican, said that similar incidents - also originating from China - have taken place on computers of other members of the House and at least one House committee.
A spokesman for Wolf says the four computers in his office were being used by staff members working on human rights issues. Wolf is a longtime critic of the Chinese government's human rights record.
Wolf suggested the problem probably goes further. ``If it's been done in the House, don't you think that they're doing the same thing in the Senate?'' he asked.
``I think this is very bad because you have the Chinese compromising and gaining access to computers of any number of members of the House and a major committee of the House,'' Wolf told The Associated Press. ``We don't know how many others.''
Wolf declined to say how many other members he knows about whose computers have been compromised or to identify which House committee he said has been compromised.
In calling for hearings in both the House and Senate, Wolf said there ``probably are members serving in Congress whose computers have been compromised and they may not even know it.''
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