World Bank Computer Network Under Attack: Data Stolen by China?

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By Richard Behar
Foxnews.com

The World Bank Group's computer network â€" one of the largest repositories of sensitive data about the economies of every nation â€" has been raided repeatedly by outsiders for more than a year, FOX News has learned.

It is still not known how much information was stolen. But sources inside the bank confirm that servers in the institution's highly-restricted treasury unit were deeply penetrated with spy software last April. Invaders also had full access to the rest of the bank's network for nearly a month in June and July.

In total, at least six major intrusions â€" two of them using the same group of IP addresses originating from China â€" have been detected at the World Bank since the summer of 2007, with the most recent breach occurring just last month.