Another day, another Chinese hacking group gets publicly shamed
This time it's group dubbed Axiom, identified by a coalition of international cybersecurity firms in a new report released on Tuesday. The Axiom group has hit at least 43,000 computers around the world, targeting pretty much all kinds of victims such as government and law enforcement agencies, human rights and environmental groups, Fortune 500 companies, software companies, and more, according to the researchers.
Novetta Solutions, the cybersecurity firm that leads the coalition, says the group has ties with the Chinese government, and is more sophisticated than the People's Liberation Army Unit 61398, the infamous hacking group accused of a slew of cyberattacks and unmasked in February of last year. Five Chinese military members, believed to be part of Unit 61398, were charged with hacking crimes in the U.S. in May. Read more...
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from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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