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China Hacked HPE, IBM and Then Attacked Clients, Report Finds (reuters.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Hackers working on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security breached the networks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM, then used the access to hack into their clients' computers, according to five sources familiar with the attacks. The attacks were part of a Chinese campaign known as Cloudhopper, which the United States and Britain on Thursday said infected technology service providers in order to steal secrets from their clients. While cybersecurity firms and government agencies have issued multiple warnings about the Cloudhopper threat since 2017, they have not disclosed the identity of technology companies whose networks were compromised. IBM said it had no evidence that sensitive corporate data had been compromised. HPE said it could not comment on the Cloudhopper campaign.
Cloudhopper targeted managed service providers (MSPs) to access client networks and steal corporate secrets from companies around the globe, according to a U.S. federal indictment of two Chinese nationals unsealed on Thursday. Prosecutors did not identify any of the MSPs that were breached. Cloudhopper, which has been targeting technology services providers for several years, infiltrated the networks of HPE and IBM multiple times in breaches that lasted for weeks and months. Reuters was unable to confirm the names of other breached technology firms or identify any affected clients. Both IBM and HPE provided statements but declined to comment on the specific claims made by the sources. "The security of HPE customer data is our top priority," HPE said. "We are unable to comment on the specific details described in the indictment, but HPE's managed services provider business moved to DXC Technology in connection with HPE's divestiture of its Enterprise Services business in 2017."
"IBM has taken extensive counter measures worldwide as part of its continuous efforts to protect itself and its clients against constantly evolving threats," the company said in an emailed statement. "We take responsible stewardship of client data very seriously and have no evidence that sensitive IBM or client data has been compromised."
Cloudhopper targeted managed service providers (MSPs) to access client networks and steal corporate secrets from companies around the globe, according to a U.S. federal indictment of two Chinese nationals unsealed on Thursday. Prosecutors did not identify any of the MSPs that were breached. Cloudhopper, which has been targeting technology services providers for several years, infiltrated the networks of HPE and IBM multiple times in breaches that lasted for weeks and months. Reuters was unable to confirm the names of other breached technology firms or identify any affected clients. Both IBM and HPE provided statements but declined to comment on the specific claims made by the sources. "The security of HPE customer data is our top priority," HPE said. "We are unable to comment on the specific details described in the indictment, but HPE's managed services provider business moved to DXC Technology in connection with HPE's divestiture of its Enterprise Services business in 2017."
"IBM has taken extensive counter measures worldwide as part of its continuous efforts to protect itself and its clients against constantly evolving threats," the company said in an emailed statement. "We take responsible stewardship of client data very seriously and have no evidence that sensitive IBM or client data has been compromised."
This is unforgivable, in terms of IBM and HPE.
They stored client details in a manner that hacked credentials could access them? IBM and HPE could be up for millions, if not billions, in damages here. Client details should be amongst the most secure credentials they have. As a senior technical consultant, my credentials at my clients are usually second only to their system administrators. If they leaked out, it would be catastrophic!
Would not want to be at HPE or IBM right about now...
When a large chunk of IBM is based in China? They donâ(TM)t need backdoors. They have the keys to the front door because they were hired to build it....
At what point does the US say 'enough', and punches back twice as hard?
The US Secret Service was the main federal law enforcement and intel agency until the rise of organized crime and J Edgar got momentum. I defy anyone to show evidence that the federal government had the Secret Service running around Europe breaking into star inventors' offices and pilfering their secrets.
If they did, and were caught, the empires of Europe would have declared war on us. It is one thing to steal ideas at the patent office. This is an act of aggression.
“Hackers working on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security breached the networks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM, then used the access to hack into their clients' computers, according to five sources familiar with the attacks.”
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How did the US/UK espionage find this out, oh, they noticed the extra traffic whilst they were doing the exact same thing and you just know that is true. How did they track it in China, well, of course because they were hacking servers in China. It's not like they can reach for the global treaty to block these attacks and blocks global propaganda services, why because the US don't want them because they want to hack and propagandise the entire rest of the planet, to serve US citizens, absolutely not, to serve infinite greed and ego, of the psychopathic pin heads at the top.
The story should read, How the US hacked China, to show how China hacks the US to find out how the US hacks China, to publicly demonstrate why treaties are required and for me to condemn the US government as a pack of lying cunts for blocking those cyber treaties. Stop fucking with the internet you fucking dick brains and oh yeah and merry fucking Christmas.
Chaos - everything, everywhere, everywhen
"Reuters was unable to confirm the names of other breached technology firms or identify any affected clients. "
"The sources, who were not authorized to comment on confidential information gleaned from investigations into the hacks"....
I now announce from my basement that I have found the cure for all cancers but I can't tell you how or give you any proofs.
The NSA had a CLOUDBURST, CLOUDCOVER, CLOUDCOVER II, HOPPER (work in the USA, by contractors)
CLOUDFUNNEL (US work done in the UK).
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
Well, I fine upstanding nation like China will surely abide by any treaty you think you have signed with it.