Security Firm Mandiant Says China's Army Runs Hacking Group APT1

judgecorp writes "The Chinese government has been accused of backing the APT1 hacking group, which appears to be part of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), according to the security firm which worked with the New York Times when it fell victim to an attack. The firm, Mandiant, says that APT1 is government sponsored, and seems to operate from the same location as PLA Unit 61398." Unsurprisingly, this claim is denied by Chinese officials. You can read the report itself online (PDF), or skim the highlights.

Re:No kidding

[Virtucon]

Yeah, I'm sure the US government already knows about it and has brought it up privately with the Chinese. I expect the conversations went no where:

US: We want you to stop your cyberespionage in the US.
China: You want fried rice or steamed rice with that?

Re:No kidding

[daem0n1x]

I love the smell of naive self-righteous bullshit in the afternoon.

Re:Actual Report Here

[Is0m0rph]

Are you sure with the aliases of Wang Dong and SuperHard this isn't some Chinese gay porno movie making unit?