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Chinese Hackers Strike Energy Companies

Posted by timothy on from the plz-send-me-yer-planz-kthxbai dept.

angry tapir writes "Chinese hackers working regular business hours shifts stole sensitive intellectual property from energy companies for as long as four years using relatively unsophisticated intrusion methods in an operation dubbed 'Night Dragon,' according to a new report from security vendor McAfee." Reader IT.luddite links this informative PDF from CERT.

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  1. Why is China even on the Internet? by snowraver1 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Seriously... Let's just remove China from the Internet. Let's take back the millions of IPv4 addresses and solve several problems with one action.

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  2. Operation Dumbledore by LilGuy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The Chinese name their operations just as moronic as the Americans do huh? Or was the operation named by Americans?

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  3. Re:Stay classy, China by RMS+Eats+Toejam · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The OP was implying that anyone who uses the word is a bastard, not simply saying the word out loud. Most people understand this, but it goes right over the head of an asshole like you. Context, dickweed.

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