The Philippine Online Chronicles

Two Chinese schools linked to the cyber-attacks against internet giant Google had denied any involvement in the hacking incident.

New York Times reported this week that the cyber attacks aimed at Google and other firms were traced to Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School. The paper cited anonymous sources for the report.

According to the report, Jiaotong has one of China’s top computer science programs.

A spokesperson for Shanghai Jiaotong University said "We were shocked and indignant to hear these baseless allegations, which may harm the university's reputation," according to Xinhua News Agency.

"The report of the New York Times was based simply on an IP (Internet Protocol) address. Given the highly developed network technology today, such a report is neither objective or balanced."

Meanwhile, Li Zixiang, official at the Lanxiang Vocational School said their independent investigation found no trace the attacks originated from their school. Lanxiang, located in Shandong province teaches vocational skills such as cooking, auto repair and hairdressing while the computer science class offers only basic courses.

Zhou Hui, director of the school's general office said that some students had joined the military after school, but it was natural for citizens to do so, according to Associated Press.

Li denied any connection with the military and the links to a Ukranian computer professor reported by the New York Times, Agence France Presse posted. He said,"there is no Ukrainian teacher in the school and we have never employed any foreign staff. The report was unfounded. Please show the evidence."

Meanwhile, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said he hoped Google would find a way to operate in China without censoring web search results.

"I want to find a way to really work within the Chinese system and drive more information…A lot of people think I'm naive, and that may be true, but I wouldn't have started a search engine if I wasn't naïve," he said.

In January, Google threatened to move out of China over the cyber attacks.

The Chinese government, on the other hand, has denied involvement in Internet attacks and said its anti-hacking policy is transparent and consistent.

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