Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind a series of 2015 cyber attacks that targeted US organisations, resulting in critical data thefts. The attackers are believed to have accessed email accounts of senior employees at US law firms and sent sensitive data to remote servers. 7 of the incidents involved hackers stealing over One GB data in an attack that lasted for over 94 days. US law firms are still in the sights of cyber criminals, with renewed attempts being made to hack networks using spear-phishing techniques.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind a series of 2015 cyber attacks that targeted US organisations, resulting in critical data thefts. The attackers are believed to have accessed email accounts of senior employees at US law firms and sent sensitive data to remote servers. One of the incidents involved hackers stealing over 7 GB data in an attack that lasted for over 94 days. US law firms are still in the sights of cyber criminals, with renewed attempts being made to hack networks using spear-phishing techniques.