U.S. to Push China on Hacking at High-Level Talks

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By AFP on July 02, 2014
 
WASHINGTON - Washington will push Beijing to crack down on cyber-spying and halt the theft of corporate data when the two powers meet next week for high-level talks, a US diplomat told AFP Wednesday.
Concerns about widespread Internet hacking as well as regional maritime tensions will be among a slew of issues on the table during two days of talks in Beijing on July 9-10, with Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew leading the US delegation.
China in May angrily suspended a newly-formed cybersecurity working group after the US took the unprecedented step of indicting five Chinese military officers for cyber-spying, accusing them of hacking into US computers to steal trade secrets.
 


 
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The following article is a update on China Hacking US Firms
 

(US Accuses China of Hacking Into Defense Contract Firms)

 
By AFP on September 17, 2014
 
WASHINGTON - Chinese hackers believed to be linked to Beijing conducted dozens of cyberattacks on US defense contractors between 2012 and 2013, potentially compromising military operations, a congressional probe warned Wednesday.
A study by the Senate Armed Services Committee found that hackers gained access to systems run by companies doing contract work for the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) at least 50 times in a one-year period ending May 30, 2013.
"Of those 50, at least 20 were successful intrusions into contractor networks attributed to an 'advanced persistent threat' (APT), a term used to distinguish sophisticated cyber threats that are frequently associated with foreign governments," the report warned.
The report, as well as committee chairman Senator Carl Levin, attributed all 20 APTs to China.
"The security of our military operations is what is at stake," Levin told reporters as he unveiled a de-classified version of the report.
 
SecurityWeek/ full article hee/ http://www.securityweek.com/us-accuses-china-hacking-defense-contract-firms
 

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