Cybercrime remains a problematic aspect of the advancement of the World Wide Web. Because the nature of cybercrime lacks the geographical construct of space, it is normatively and empirically difficult to enforce legal regulations. Moreover, the fact that cybercrime can and often does travel across transfixed national boundaries, the issue of sovereignty and jurisdiction becomes even more disputable. Hence, when politics and political concerns are put into the mix, the whole issue of cybercrime becomes even more complicated. The recent cyber hackings discovered in India further illustrates this tricky situation.
A recently released report from Canadian researcher group called Information Warfare Monitor (you can view their official website here) found hacking activities that can be traced back to core servers in China. The report found that information regarding Indian national security, along with a total of 1,500 emails from the Dalai Lama’s office have been leaked and stolen. The report has identified an underground network called the “Shadow network” that is responsible for the operation of hacking activities in various global locations. The report also states that it did not find any evidence of involvement by the Chinese government.
This of course adds onto the political pressure on Chinese government.
"We have no evidence in this report of the involvement of the People's Republic of China," the report says. "But an important question to be entertained is whether the PRC will take action to shut the Shadow network down."
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