The hacking unit that helped uncover major online security breaches from China last year says exposing the hackers had the effect of shutting them down. The New York Times reported last year on what it believed to be an elite Chinese military unit that had been sitting on its networks, quietly spying on it and countless other U.S. companies. The news kicked off months’ worth of debate about America’s exposure to cyberattack. The unit, labeled as “Advanced Persistent Threat 1″ or APT1 by the independent security firm Mandiant, usually communicates with the malware it has installed in various targets year-round. …continue reading
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