Cyber Warfare: News Feed - US and China accuse each other of cyber warfare

US security experts claim a 12-story office building outside of Shanghai is the headquarters of a hacking unit in China established to attack international computer networks. Beijing has rejected the allegations, calling the reports “unreliable”.

Source: http://rt.com

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Mandiant Exposes APT1 – One of China’s Cyber Espionage Units & Releases 3,000 Indicators

Highlights of the report include:

• Evidence linking APT1 to China’s 2nd Bureau of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Department’s (GSD) 3rd Department (Military Cover Designator 61398) 
• A timeline of APT1 economic espionage conducted since 2006 against 141 victims across multiple industries 
• APT1′s modus operandi (tools, tactics, procedures) including a compilation of videos showing actual APT1 activity 
• The timeline and details of over 40 APT1 malware families 
• The timeline and details of APT1′s extensive attack infrastructure

Source: https://www.mandiant.com/

Chinese military never supports cyberattacks: defense ministry

• China's laws ban any activities disrupting cyber security, Geng Yansheng said at a briefing.  
• Chinese government always cracks down on cyber crimes, the spokesman said. 
• The spokesman further said China actually is a major victim of cyber attacks.

Source:  http://news.xinhuanet.com

China opposes hacking allegations: FM spokesman

• A FM spokesman on Tuesday said allegations of Chinese hacker attacks are groundless. 
• Hong said cybercrime is an international problem and should be solved through int'l cooperation. 
• China has been a major victim of cyber attacks and opposes all forms of such activity.

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com

China steps up defence on hacking allegations

Chinese state media stepped up the war of words Thursday over allegations of sophisticated cyberattacks on US firms, branding the accusations a "commercial stunt" and accusing Washington of ulterior motives.

American Internet security firm Mandiant earlier this week said that a Chinese military cyberspy unit is targeting US and other foreign firms and organisations with hacking attacks.

Source: http://thestar.com.my

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