I am amazed that a company tracked down to an address in Shanghai, unit 61398 that supposedly has done a huge amount of hacking against non Chinese targets. Unit 61398 is only 1 of about 20 such organizations in China I did not use the term Western, since other countries such as India, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan are also routine targets of hacking. A security ca

References:

Chinese military unit behind 'prolific and sustained hacking' - The Guardian

Cyber-assault HQ: how US is under attack from this office in Shanghai - The Independent
Online security firm traces breaches to building occupied by Chinese military

Chinese PLA soldiers 'mastermind cyber-espionage Cold War' - The Register
NYT-hired security biz claims scores of US corps hacked by state-sponsored crew

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