Security provider McAfee: Operation Shady RAT is an advanced persistent threat perpetrated by a “state actor” The hackers targeted 70 organizations from government and six other sectors situated in 14 different countries. The digital espionage appears focused on gaining intelligence to help China boost its military might. China’s economy is among the fastest growing in the world, and it’s seeking to boost its image. The amount of data pilfered has reached petabytes, as Alperovitch pointed out, as well as the loss of sensitive information.”]
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