A group called Naikon targets ministries of foreign affairs, science and technology, as well as government-owned companies with the aim of 'gathering of geo-political intelligence,' according to Check Point.
A China-based hacking group has quietly been carrying out a five-year cyber espionage campaign against governments in the Asia Pacific region, a new report by Check Point revealed.
A state-backed Chinese hacking group called APT41 were able to hack into telecommunications firms' servers and steal the contents of text messages for intelligence that was of interest to Beijing, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm FireEye.A China-based hacking group has been quietly carrying out a five-year cyber espionage campaign against Asia-Pacific governments after it previously "slipped off the radar," a new report claims.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
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