China's Cyber Espionage Case a Guide to Hacking

The alleged hacking of U.S. corporate computers by elements of China’s military wasn’t in and of itself all that unique.   As cyber attacks go, it was moderately sophisticated in technique.   But that raises a more troubling question.   How could major international corporations — such as U.S. Steel, Alcoa and others with millions of dollars of intellectual property — get robbed by a small, low-cost group of hackers working from China?   The answer: It’s...

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