Iraq's Rumaila oil field: A key target of 2008 cyberattacks on US oil and gas companies ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon was exploration 'bid data' that provides critical details about new energy discoveries. Atef Hassan/ReutersUS Oil Industry Hit By Cyberattacks: Was China Involved? -- Christian Science Monitor
MONITOR EXCLUSIVE: Breaches show how sophisticated industrial espionage is becoming. The big question: Who’s behind them?
At least three US oil companies were the target of a series of previously undisclosed cyberattacks that may have originated in China and that experts say highlight a new level of sophistication in the growing global war of Internet espionage.
The oil and gas industry breaches, the mere existence of which has been a closely guarded secret of oil companies and federal authorities, were focused on one of the crown jewels of the industry: valuable “bid data” detailing the quantity, value, and location of oil discoveries worldwide, sources familiar with the attacks say and documents obtained by the Monitor show.
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More News On China And Cyber Attacks
Google cyberattacks stoke fears of stealth hackers -- Seattle Times/New York Times
Hack Attacks Test Google's Link to China -- CBS News
Chinese Government Denies Involvement In Google Attack -- The Atlantic
Google negotiating ways to keep presence in China -- Washington Post
Google: China Dispute Could Be Resolved in Weeks -- ABC News
More News On China And Cyber Attacks
Google cyberattacks stoke fears of stealth hackers -- Seattle Times/New York Times
Hack Attacks Test Google's Link to China -- CBS News
Chinese Government Denies Involvement In Google Attack -- The Atlantic
Google negotiating ways to keep presence in China -- Washington Post
Google: China Dispute Could Be Resolved in Weeks -- ABC News
Chinese Sites Report Cyber Attacks -- Wall Street Journal
China rights groups hit by cyberattacks: activists -- AFP
Microsoft beefs up security due to China hack -- National Business Review
Internet Explorer 'hit with new set of security flaws' -- The Telegraph
China Hacks Inspire Copycats -- PC World
Cybercriminals use China attacks on Google as lure -- Computer Weekly
The top 10 Chinese cyber attacks (that we know of) -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
What's really at stake in Google vs. China -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN opinion