China’s Defense Ministry calls accusations of state-sponsored hacking groundless

U.S. security firm Mandiant released a 74-page report documenting evidence, including IP addresses, that traced a large number of international cyberattacks to a unit of China’s People’s Liberation Army based in Shanghai. The so-called “Unit 61398″ has stolen data, such as intellectual property, from at least 141 companies since 2006, it said. China’s Defense Ministry said in a statement online that Mandiant’s claims were groundless. It added that the report made its conclusion by only relying on IP addresses.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2133011/china-s-defense-ministry-calls-accusations-of-state-sponsored-hacking-groundless.html