China denies hacking U.S. Commerce Dept. - Keyetv.com - 06 Jun 2008

BEIJING (AP) - China is denying allegations that its operatives tried to hack into Commerce Department computers using data from a U.S. government laptop. U.S. authorities say the laptop was left unattended during a visit to China by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez for trade talks last December. Officials say they are investigating whether any copying took place. Shortly afterward, three serious attempts at data break-ins at the Commerce Department were reported. A Foreign Ministry spokesman says Chinese officials knew nothing about the laptop cited in the reports. China has consistently denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks.