Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Firms Linked to South China Sea Dispute

Posted on Mar 16, 2018

Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Firms Linked to South China Sea Dispute

The suspected Chinese cyber-espionage group dubbed TEMP.Periscope appeared to be seeking information that would benefit the Chinese government, said FireEye, a U.S.-based provider network protection systems. The hackers have focused on U.S. maritime entities that were either linked to — or have clients operating in — the South China Sea, said Fred Plan, senior analyst at FireEye in Los Angeles.

Source: bloomberg.com