It appears that the Beijing government is keeping to its bargain to stop supporting the hacking of US trade secrets so as to help companies there compete, according to US network security company FireEye Inc, adding that breaches attributed to China-based groups have plummeted by 90% over the past two years. The Chinese government, which has been accused in recent years of using cyber espionage and cyberattacks against American companies, said it had stopped funding such activities after a new round of sanctions were imposed on North Korea
It appears that the Beijing government is keeping to its bargain to stop supporting the hacking of US trade secrets so as to help companies there compete, according to US network security company FireEye Inc, adding that breaches attributed to China-based groups have plummeted by 90% over the past two years. However, it cautioned that 13 groups linked to China are still active active in hacking corporations globally.