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Released: August 04, 2011
Hackers infiltrate thousands of companies
Source: David Sarno, Salvador Rodriguez & Ken Dilanian, L.A.Times (Free Registration)
In what security experts believe may be the largest coordinated attack ever launched, hackers have for at least five years infiltrated the computer networks of thousands of companies, organizations and governments, stealing reams of intellectual property, military information and state secrets. The perpetrators probably belong to a government-sanctioned group from either Eastern Europe or East Asia, according to security analysts. The hackers not only broke in but remained embedded in the computer systems, quietly siphoning secret data for years.Read Full Article: Hackers infiltrate thousands of companies
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