A malware attack dressed up as an e-mail from organizers of the upcoming Shanghai World Expo targeted at least three foreign journalists in China. The attack is the latest sign of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks from the country. The fake Expo e-mails appeared to be sent from the inbox of the Expo news office, but it was not sent by the Expo. Researchers say large-scale attacks from China are often aimed at stealing intelligence or intellectual property. The government sees the Expo as a display of China’s rising influence abroad.”]
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