Chinese Hackers

Chinese hackers got sensitive data from Google: US officials

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:15:49 GMT

Source: smh.com.au --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Chinese Hackers who breached Google several years ago gained access to a sensitive data, officials say. ...

Chinese hackers' Google breach uncovered sensitive data: US officials

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:15:49 GMT

Source: smh.com.au --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Chinese Hackers who breached Google several years ago gained access to a sensitive data, officials say. ...

Chinese hackers reportedly gained sensitive data after breaching Google

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:10 GMT

Source: pandodaily.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Hackers who infiltrated Google’s network several years ago gained access to a database with information on US surveillance targets, the Washington Post reports. The purpose appears to have been finding out which Chinese intelligence operatives in the US may have been under surveillance by US law enforcement agencies. [Source: Washington Post ] ...

Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:45:12 GMT

Source: www.toptechnews.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Hackers commissioned by a cyber unit of the People's Liberation Army in China have been quiet in recent months after evidence surfaced that the crooks had stolen data from U.S government agencies and companies. But The New York Times is reporting that the group is once again on the cyber warpath with new strategies. The Times is citing American security experts and officials as its source. Mandiant, the firm that issued a report on Chinese Hackers in February, is one of those security experts. Although the firm declined to identify the targets, the Times reports Mandiant saying the victims were many of the same ones Unit 61398 previously attacked. "In interviews, Obama administration officials said they were not surprised by the resumption of the hacking activity," the Times reported. "One senior official said Friday that 'this is something we are going to have to come back at time and again with the Chinese leadership,' who, he said, 'have to be convinced there is a real cost to this kind of activity.' " $873 Million in Damage Security firms also have a close eye on the news. Jim Butterworth, chief security officer at HBGary, told us the fact that these Hackers have resumed their attacks is not surprising. "Every day we see adversaries adapt their attack methods to avoid detection and remain persistent in the networks," Butterworth says. "These attackers are highly motivated and well-funded and will not be easily deterred, which ...

Report: Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S. targets

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:10 GMT

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
After a few months' silence, a government-backed group of Chinese Hackers are on the hunt again, security firm says ...

Chinese Cyber Hackers Are Back in Business

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:00 GMT

Source: www.usnews.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Private security firm Mandiant says publicity hasn't stopped Unit 61398's attacks. ...

Chinese hackers who breached Google reportedly targeted classified data

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:59 GMT

Source: www.itleader.info --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Josh Chin The Chinese Hackers who breached Google's corporate servers 41 months ago gained access to a database containing classified information about suspected spies, agents, and terrorists under surveillance by the US government, according to a published report. The revelation came in an article published Monday by The Washington Post, ...

Chinese hackers resume attacks on US targets

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:32 GMT

Source: www.irishtimes.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Shanghai-based cyberunit renews onslaught from new servers, say US officials ...

Chinese hackers resume attacks on US systems

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Source: www.t3.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Chinese Hackers appear to have resumed online attacks towards the United States according to a report in the New York Times ...

Chinese hackers still targeting U.S. corporate and government websites

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:00 GMT

Source: vr-zone.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
A recent report from the security firm Mandiant says that Hackers operating in China have renewed their onslaught against US-based corporate servers, which include many government servers as well. Mandiant claims that these Hackers have successfully stolen vast amounts of data from both corporate and government agencies ...

Chinese Hackers Master Art of Lying Low

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:54:56 GMT

Source: www.cio.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
State-sponsored cybercriminals use simple weapons to infiltrate U.S. networks, and then quietly steal data while remaining undetected. ...

Chinese hackers resume cyber attacks on U.S. companies government agencies

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:02 GMT

Source: www.tucsonpost.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Chinese Hackers have resumed attacks on America three months after Hackers, who worked for a cyber unit of China's People's Liberation Army, went silent amid evidence that they had stolen data from scores of American companies and government agencies. The Hackers appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, according to computer industry security experts and American ... ...

Chinese hackers crank up activity again

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:28 GMT

Source: www.fudzilla.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
China’s People’s Liberation Army has been busy ...

Chinese hackers appear to resume attacks on U.S.

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:27:48 GMT

Source: www.startribune.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Hackers are targeting U.S. companies and the government. ...