Security experts said the hacking group, known as APT 18, may have links to the Chinese government. APT 18 typically targets companies in the aerospace and defense, construction and engineering, technology, financial services and healthcare industry, said Charles Carmakal, managing director with FireEye Incs (FEYE.O) Mandiant forensics unit, which led the investigation of the attack […]
China’s hostility towards US technology companies is escalating this week with a ban on government use of Apple’s iPads and MacBooks. Bloomberg reports that up to 10 Apple products have been removed from a Chinese government procurement list last month over security concerns related to their usage. The latest move follows similar bans on products from […]
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A sophisticated group of hackers believed to be associated with the Chinese government, who for years targeted U.S experts on Asian geopolitical matters, suddenly began breaching computers belonging to experts on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, a security firm said on Monday. CrowdStrike Inc said that the […]
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