A new report by the Department of Defense claims for the first time that the Chinese government is directly connected to attacks on U.S. computer systems, including those owned by the government. The report—which is part of an annual review on China’s military capabilities—claims that “intrusions” on those systems “appear to be attributable directly to…
FEBRUARY 19th Mandiant, a security firm, released a report alleging that hackers from a Chinese military outfit known as Unit 61398 were probably behind attacks against more than a hundred companies and government agencies around the world. Without delving into the geopolitics of the the incident, involvement in which the Chinese authorities vehemently deny…
.. cyberespionage to help do that,” says Greg Garcia, assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the Department (ODCI) … nonprofit venture capital firm funded by the Central Intelligence Agency. The new cyberwarfare has become complex enough … At least three US oil companies were the target of a series of previously undisclosed cyberattacks that may have…