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GhostNet

GhostNet (simplified Chinese: 幽灵网; traditional Chinese: 幽靈網; pinyin: YōuLíngWǎng) is the name given by researchers at the Information Warfare Monitor to a large-scale cyber spying operation discovered in March 2009. The operation is likely associated with an advanced persistent threat, or a network actor that spies undetected. Its command and control…

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GhostNet

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples101
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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GhostNet

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related to Discovery · 48
GhostNet → Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambridge's Computer Laboratory, Canadian, Chinese, Citizen Lab, Compromised, Cyprus, Dalai Lama's, Dharamshala, Geneva, Germany, Global Affairs, India, Indian, Indonesia, Information Infrastructure Protection, Infowar Monitor
related to External links · 39
GhostNet → April, Archived, Asia Times Online, Bodmer, Canada, Canada/Munk Centre, Carpenter, Cathal, Citizen Lab, Cyber Espionage Network, Cyber-skirmish, Cyberspies, F-Secure Mirror, Ghost Rat, Infowar Monitor Report, InfowarMonitorKelly, Investigating, ISBN, Jones, Kilger
related to Origin · 13
GhostNet → Cambridge, China, Chinese, Dalai Lama, However, IWM, Office, Researchers, Russia, The, The Chinese, United States, University

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chinese researchers computer government 2009 china iwm information control dalai operation also tibetan university monitor cyber network toronto one found

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Russia or the United Statesinstance ofor created by intelligence agencies from other countries0.80text
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryInfowar Monitor0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryIWM0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryDalai Lama's0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryGeneva0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryThe IWM0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryThe SecDev Group0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryCanadian0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryCitizen Lab0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryMunk School0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryGlobal Affairs0.60section
GhostNetrelated to DiscoveryUniversity0.60section

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