Hackers target CIA, Mexican, Alabama websites
February 11, 2012 -- Updated 0644 GMT (1444 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: A CIA spokeswoman says the agency is "working to resolve" the problems
- A site tied to Anonymous claims the group took down the CIA's public website
- A site linked to the hacking group posts e-mails tied to Mexico's mining industry
- Alabama says information was "compromised" after state sites were hacked
(CNN) -- Websites affiliated with the CIA, Mexico's mining ministry and the state of Alabama were down Friday, allegedly done in by hackers, government officials and a well-known hacking group reported.
A message Friday on a Twitter page and Tumblr feed affiliated with the hacking group known as Anonymous celebrated that the Central Intelligence Agency's website had been taken down.
The posting read: "CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous." A later one pointed to a news story indicating "#Anonymous hackers hit CIA, U.N., Mexico websites."
Numerous outside reports indicated the CIA's website was down, and CNN's attempts from late Friday afternoon into the evening to get onto the site failed.
Asked about the outage, CIA spokeswoman Jennifer Youngblood said Friday night, "We are aware of the problems accessing our website, and are working to resolve them."
By early Saturday morning, the website was back.
Additionally, information was "compromised" in a hacking of Alabama state websites, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security said in a news release.
"We are aware of the current situation regarding individual(s) claiming responsibility for hacking into a state of Alabama ... public website," Alabama Department of Homeland Security Director Spencer Collier said in the release.
Jack Doane, director of Alabama's Information Services Division, told CNN later by e-mail that state technology experts "are conducting a forensic analysis to determine what if any information has been compromised."
Why China didn't back U.N. plan for Syria
February 10, 2012 -- Updated 0252 GMT (1052 HKT)
Supporters of Syria's president wave Russian, Chinese and Syrian flags during a pro-regime rally in central Damascus.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- China joined Russia in using its veto to block a U.N. Security Council draft resolution on Syria
- China's use of veto marks a significant change in Beijing's diplomatic tack, local media says
- Some analysts say the move shows Beijing's fear that political upheaval will spread to China
Editor's note: "Jaime's China" is a weekly column about Chinese society and politics. Jaime FlorCruz has lived and worked in China since 1971. He studied Chinese history at Peking University (1977-81) and served as TIME Magazine's Beijing correspondent and bureau chief (1982-2000).
(CNN) -- China will sometimes say "no" and the world should get used to it.
That message came through last weekend when China, one of five permanent U.N. Security Council members, joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
Their vetoes derailed a draft resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's 11-month-old attempt to crush opposition groups and demanding an end to attacks on peaceful protesters.
"Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on this [Syria] issue, China will not use its veto power or will always abstain," said Cui Tiankai, China's vice foreign minister.
"When China must use its veto power, it will surely use it."
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes "disgusting and shameful."
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