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ZHOUSHAN, China (CNN) -- They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon.In fact, they say they are sometimes paid secretly by the Chinese government -- a claim the

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expursuit
March 7, 2008, 4:57 p.m.
I just don't know what to say...
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uncle-dave
March 7, 2008, 5:54 p.m.
I wonder if they can hack into the guidance system of a cruise missile once it's been launched?
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Radiofreeeuropa
March 7, 2008, 10:43 p.m.
In the "gold rush" of the corporatists to exploit China's slave labor market, they have overlooked any of the downsides. Hard drives are now arriving with viruses pre installed. Who wants this cheap cr*p anyway? I'd rather pay twice as much and get a decent product, but I can't, the same shoddy motors are in everything.