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Second Chinese army unit linked to corporate cyber espionage

2014-06-10 13:13:25| InfoWorld: Top News

A Chinese hacking group that has attacked U.S. and European aerospace and communications companies is almost certainly linked to the Chinese military, a U.S. Internet security company said Monday. "Putter Panda" has been active for several years, and a trail of Internet postings and domain registrations by one of its members points to it being part of Unit 61486 of China's People's Liberation Army, said Irvine, California-based CrowdStrike in a 62-page report.

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China counters US claims with own charges of cyber espionage

2014-05-20 13:22:09| InfoWorld: Top News

China's state-controlled media released Tuesday a report that claims the U.S. hacked into Chinese systems using phishing attacks. During the last two months, U.S. based servers took control of about 1.2 million Chinese computers, resulting in the stealing of trade secrets and fraud, the report said.

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Cyber espionage trial would be groundbreaking but odds of extraditing ...

2014-05-19 21:25:47| Steel - Topix.net

Monday, May 19, 2014 -- U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pittsburgh and U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, discuss Monday's announcement that five western Pennsylvania companies were targeted in hacking attacks by Chinese military officers to steal trade secrets.

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