Chinese government-backed hackers carried out 10-year cyber espionage campaign, claims FireEye

Danny Palmer
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FireEye claims other Asian governments were the target of shift-working, collaborative state-backed hackers employed by China

State-sponsored Chinese hackers have been conducting cyber espionage against South Asian governments and corporations for at least a decade, according to researchers from security company FireEye. ...

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