Google, Intel, Symantec and Northrop Grumman have added new warnings to their SEC filings. Companies are increasingly warning their shareholders that they may be materially affected by hacking attempts. Google’s admission that it had been targeted put a public spotlight on a problem known as the advanced persistent threat (APT) These attacks are often successful because they are low-volume, fly under the radar of most security companies. There’s no strict rule for how companies must disclose hacking incidents in their financial filings.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2125238/after-google-hack–warnings-surface-in-sec-filings.html