"Their crackdown on this apparent hacker group needs to be placed in a broader context," Mr. Deibert said. "I would characterize it as window dressing."
Public security officers in Hubei province also shut down a Web site said to be used to raise more than $1 million in membership fees from 12,000 paying members, according to the Wuhan Evening Post in Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei. |