Chapter 371
Chapter 371: Chapter 44 Chu Anqing’s Life Gamble Chapter 371: Chapter 44 Chu Anqing’s Life Gamble National Security Bureau, Confidential Meeting Room.
Director Liu An’s countenance was stern, as though facing a formidable enemy.
He sat on one side of the oval conference table, continuously tapping his forefinger on the surface, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
Looking up.
Across the conference table sat his former teacher and also the former leader, Dean Gao Yan of the Dragon Science Academy, and beside Dean Gao Yan, chatting and laughing cordially with the old leader was…
the young man who had just handed over a stack of documents to him, which he, in turn, had passed on to the information security department—
Lin Xian.
The afternoon of yesterday.
Teacher Gao Yan called him, saying he wanted to introduce a young man to him, someone who had discovered numerous vulnerabilities in China’s Internet Security Great Wall and wished to submit them to him.
At first, he didn’t pay much attention.
He told his teacher that the young man could simply send it to the email address, and there would be dedicated personnel to review and handle it.
During this time,
Ever since that genius hacker kid from Mi Country claimed he would breach the Dragon Nation Skynet System during the “2023 World Hacker Competition”…
All of China’s netizens have been highly attentive to this matter, with patriotism soaring sky-high.
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Every day the National Security Bureau’s public inbox receives a vast number of combat-ready emails—
“Ace technician of Huaibin Dragon City Internet Cafe, volunteering to defend the nation!”
“Discussing how to prevent cyber hacker attacks through physical means such as unplugging network cables, cutting off power, and causing short circuits in the server room.”
“Who says China lacks young people?
Licheng City’s youth computer periodical first prize winner, computer hacking prodigy Wang Yiming willing to fight for the nation!”
“My grand vision is for the nation to shut down the network and power, not giving Mi Country hackers a sliver of opportunity!”
“Bold and in black font!
I’ve discovered fatal vulnerabilities in China’s Internet Security Great Wall!
I’ve scanned a total of 127 fatal vulnerabilities and recommend repairing them with 2345 Security Manager.”
…
Seeing such a high rise in patriotic sentiment among the netizens, Director Liu An was, of course, very pleased and comforted.
But,
As the saying goes, “Different trades, different skills.”
The majority of people’s understanding of hacker attacks remained confined to on-screen depictions, where a hacker donned in a balaclava taps away on a keyboard, and the screen scrolls with a rapid succession of 010101010101…
While the inbox did receive some constructive suggestions, and on occasion, some amateurs indeed discovered one or two vulnerabilities.
Compared to the abundance of “junk emails,” these were merely a drop in the ocean.
However, Director Liu An also had a profound understanding that in the field of computing, there has always been a tradition where “the greatest talents often lie hidden among the common people,” so he arranged dedicated personnel to meticulously inspect every message in the inbox, leaving none unchecked.
Therefore,
He told Teacher Gao Yan that if the young man sent the discovered vulnerabilities to the email address, they would be thoroughly reviewed by a specialist, with none overlooked.
However…
To his surprise,
The highly esteemed Teacher Gao Yan then earnestly told him:
“Liu, you should really take the time to meet this young man, I will bring him to you myself.”
This statement shocked Liu An.
Who was this young man, to have such grand backing?
To have the Dragon Science Academy’s Dean, a titan of the scientific research community, a living fossil of China’s scientific history, personally escort him?
It was all too fantastical!
But since his teacher had said so, he of course took it very seriously and hastily arranged for this meeting.
At first, besides him in the conference room, there were also two comrades from the security technology department, both top-level experts nationally, with one of them being a core member of the Internet Security Great Wall project.
Upon receiving the stack of documents handed over by Lin Xian, both were shocked.
Looking at each other in astonishment…
Goodness, it’s so thick!
Just how many vulnerabilities were documented here?
If they were all real, wouldn’t that mean the Great Wall was riddled with holes, like a sieve?
“Impossible.”
One of the technical department’s comrades said after scanning through the first two pages, adjusting his glasses:
“Our network defense system in this segment is definitely solid, can such an attack method truly be viable?”
The other comrade also furrowed his brow:
“This…
this is an approach we’ve never considered, utterly inconceivable.
I’m not sure, can this really succeed?
How were these vulnerabilities discovered?”
Seeing them speak thus, Director Liu An also became instantly anxious, realizing that today’s visitor was truly extraordinary:
“Quickly go and verify this, we’ll wait here.”
Afterward,
They left.
Twenty minutes later, the conference room’s door was once again pushed open, and four or five people entered with grave expressions:
“Director Liu, we’ve verified them, these vulnerabilities are real!
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Some of them even seem to be already exploited by the enemy, ready to activate at any time.”
“This is truly unbelievable, these methods of intrusion are beyond our understanding!
If all of this is indeed the work of Kevin Walker, then on September 17th, we definitely won’t be able to defend against it!”
“Terrifying, what kind of genius is this?
How could this have been achieved?
To be honest, personally, I’ve always been a technical fan of Kevin Walker, although he’s never shown his face in reality, he’s quite active online and often provides guidance for those who ask, his approach is indeed unique.
But…
these methods of intrusion can no longer be described as unique, they’re more like fantasy!”
“Thankfully, it seems we really do have masters hidden among the populace!
The hacker domain is different from other academic fields; formally educated hackers aren’t as sharp as those hidden geniuses who are self-taught!
We must hurry to patch these vulnerabilities!”