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Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on US Companies (nytimes.com)
Businesses and government agencies in the United States have been targeted in aggressive attacks by Iranian and Chinese hackers who security experts believe have been energized by President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal last year and his trade conflicts with China. From a report: Recent Iranian attacks on American banks, businesses and government agencies have been more extensive than previously reported. Dozens of corporations and multiple United States agencies have been hit, according to seven people briefed on the episodes who were not authorized to discuss them publicly. The attacks, attributed to Iran by analysts at the National Security Agency and the private security firm FireEye, prompted an emergency order by the Department of Homeland Security during the government shutdown last month.
The Iranian attacks coincide with a renewed Chinese offensive geared toward stealing trade and military secrets from American military contractors and technology companies, according to nine intelligence officials, private security researchers and lawyers familiar with the attacks who discussed them on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements. A summary of an intelligence briefing read to The New York Times said that Boeing, General Electric Aviation and T-Mobile were among the recent targets of Chinese industrial-espionage efforts. The companies all declined to discuss the threats, and it is not clear if any of the hacks were successful.
The Iranian attacks coincide with a renewed Chinese offensive geared toward stealing trade and military secrets from American military contractors and technology companies, according to nine intelligence officials, private security researchers and lawyers familiar with the attacks who discussed them on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements. A summary of an intelligence briefing read to The New York Times said that Boeing, General Electric Aviation and T-Mobile were among the recent targets of Chinese industrial-espionage efforts. The companies all declined to discuss the threats, and it is not clear if any of the hacks were successful.
So when Google, Facebook and Microsoft and other American companies take personal information its fine, but if others reverse the favour against American companies its wrong ?
I fail to see the difference, if information is valuable what is the difference between personal and company information and why does it matter who does it ?
Lots of people, strong economy, lots of successful trade relations, excellent technology and industrial expertise. It looks like you are a successful world power.
How about instead of copying the 'american model' you could stand up and a be decent trustworthy, and faithful country that we know you can be.
Every single Chinese person I have worked with or called a friend has been amazing.
When we see stuff like this on the net, it is just so disappointing as you are just following the 'others'. We waste so much utility battling eachother (economically, socially and militarily) and we could use that energy to do so much more.
Be a country your children's children will be proud of.
Signed, a hopeful future.
Dear America
Please be a decent, trustworthy country we know you can be
The world
Or stop with the unfounded accusations. It makes the US incredibly untrustworthy when you have definitely been proven to do exactly the very thing you accuse other countries of, but without providing evidence.
why wouldn't China and other return the favor? Here's an eye-opener for you: one of the NSA's core missions has always been what they call "technology retrieval", which is just a fancy way of saying industrial espionage.
It's always funny to see the US government and their little citizens accusing other countries of stealing from them.
Well if I have to choose between the claims of various western security agencies or China i'm going to choose the former.