U.S. takes steps against cybertheft

Feb 21, 2013

U.S. takes steps against cybertheft

The White House announces new efforts to fight the theft of trade secrets, in a broad but relatively restrained response to an emerging global problem that was brought into sharp focus by evidence linking online stealing to China's military.

Feb 21, 2013

China 'linked to' hacking of Apple

Apple said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the company’s system but evidently failed to steal any data. The firm said Tuesday it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series ...

Feb 21, 2013

Own Web accounts trip up hackers

Mandiant says it was able to track an extensive hacking campaign back to the Chinese military in part by exploiting China’s own Web restrictions. China’s “Great Firewall” blocks Web access to, among other things, Facebook and Twitter. People in China can get around the ...

China blamed for hacking U.S. media

Feb 1, 2013

China blamed for hacking U.S. media

The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies.