Chinese hackers turned focus to US experts on Iraq: security firm


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014

TARGETED: A sophisticated group of hackers believed to be associated with the Chinese government suddenly began breaching computers belonging to experts on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, a security firm said. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: A sophisticated group of hackers believed to be associated with the Chinese government, who for years targeted US experts on Asian geopolitical matters, suddenly began breaching computers belonging to experts on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, a security firm said on Monday. 

CrowdStrike Inc said that the group is one of the most sophisticated of the 30 it tracks in China and that its operations are better hidden than many attributed to military and other government units. 

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