Computer security firm blames cyber spying on Chinese military
Mandiant says a clandestine Chinese military unit has conducted sophisticated cyber espionage operations against dozens of American and Canadian companies.
By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times February 19, 2013, 4:38 p.m.
WASHINGTON . A clandestine Chinese military unit has conducted sophisticated cyber espionage operations against dozens of American and Canadian companies, according to a private report that provides unusual new details about China's involvement in cyber theft of economic and trade secrets.
The report by computer security firm Mandiant Corp. in Alexandria, Va., breaks new ground by attributing attacks against 141 companies to a specific 12-story office building in the financial center of Shanghai.