Cybersecurity
Chinese Artist Ai’s Online Support Group Attacked by Hackers
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An online petition to free Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was attacked by Internet hackers, the U.S. operator of the website said.
Attacks against Change.org’s website this week originated from Chinese Internet addresses, Ben Rattray, chief executive officer at the U.S. company, said in an interview from Washington today. Change.org has reported the incident to U.S. government agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Rattray, who said he’s not certain about the identity of the attackers.