cyber espionage

Unauthorized spying by computer. The term generally refers to the deployment of viruses that clandestinely observe or destroy data in the computer systems of government agencies and large enterprises. See Stuxnet and Flame virus.

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US politicians wrongfully singled out Huawei by finding it's controlled by China's Communist Party 'and thus is supposedly their tool for carrying out cyber attacks and cyber espionage,' Huawei said.

Huawei tells Texas judge that U.S. law denies it due process

It was not immediately clear if the arrests were linked to the case in which Iran said in June it had exposed a large cyber espionage network it alleged was run by the CIA, and that several U.S.

Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death -report

The delicate nature and function of critical infrastructure means a successful cyberattack could result in damage to operational technology equipment, disrupt operations, destruction of hardware or cyber espionage. Siemens has released patches to address this vulnerability.

Tenable discovers vunerability in Siemens STEP 7 TIA Portal

This type of targeted cyber espionage is usually the work of nation state threat actors," the report said. 

Chinese Hackers Attack Global Telecom Companies

California [USA], Jun 14 (ANI): A Chinese cyber espionage group is believed to be targeting key countries for China's Belt and Road Initiative, reveals a report by FireEye, an American cybersecurity company.

'Chinese' cyber spy group targeting key players in Belt and Road Initiative: Report

Though many of the allegations focus on the tension between China and the United States on cyber espionage, these actions are unlikely to cause armed conflict since almost all capable actors conduct cyber espionage.

China's cyber power makes the world a safer place

McAfee Advanced Threat Research conducted a detailed analysis of code and data from a command-and-control server responsible for the management of the operations, tools and tradecraft behind this global cyber espionage campaign.

United States : McAfee Research Gives Rare Look Inside Command and Control of Nation-State Cyber Espionage Campaign

Summary: Intelligence-led security firmFireEye, has released information about a new cyber espionage operation primarily targeting Middle Eastern organisations in the energy sector.

Middle East energy firms a prime target for Iran-backed attacks

has discovered a cyber espionage campaign from a group called Leafminer, which has been targeting government organizations and business verticals across the Middle East since at least early 2017.

SYMANTEC DISCOVERS NEW CYBER ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN

The cyber espionage group's targets includes the "energy, telecommunications, financial services, transportation and government" sectors.

Alert over Iran cyber attacks, hackers target key sectors in the region

M2 EQUITYBITES-June 25, 2018-Symantec helps uncover cyber espionage activity

Symantec helps uncover cyber espionage activity

The resolution, passed by 476 votes to 151, noted that Russia, China and North Korea, but also non-state actors, have carried out malicious cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in the EU, engaged in cyber espionage and mass surveillance of EU citizens, run disinformation campaigns,.