Security Firm Identifies Global Cyber Spying -- New York Times
SHANGHAI — A massive cyberattack that lasted up to five years infiltrated computers and stole data from the United Nations and a wide range of governments and American corporations, according to a report released Wednesday by security experts in the United States.
The American security company McAfee called it a highly sophisticated cyberattack that appeared to have been operated by a government body. But McAfee, which was recently acquired by Intel, declined to say which country it believed was behind the attack.
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