Hacking for Fun and Profit in China Underworld. The NYT posts this revealing story about a community of hackers who exploit flaws, steal valuable data (mainly, bank accounts) and sell it for profit.
Internet security experts say China has legions of hackers. They are behind an escalating number of global attacks to steal credit card numbers, commit corporate espionage and even wage online warfare. There are independent criminals, and there are shadowy groups who are back by the People's Liberation Army -the so-called patriotic hackers.
They either use or write viruses and malicious code that allow them to take control of people's computers, while taking care to cover their tracks.