More than 30,000 US entities targeted by Chinese hackers


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GC NewsDesk 3 mins ago 1 1 minute read Washington: More than 30,000 US organisations including local governments came under attack allegedly by Chinese hackers in recent days by what has been described as an “unusually aggressive” Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, a computer security specialist said here on Saturday. The hackers exploited the recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange software, stealing email and infecting computer servers with tools that allowed attackers to take control remotely, Brian Krebs said in a post at his cybersecurity news website. “This is an active threat,” White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said when asked about the...