New York Times: Chinese Hacked Reporters' Computers
Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times’ computer systems over the past four months, AP reports. The hackers stole reporters’ passwords and hunted for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader.
Security experts hired to investigate and plug the breach found that the attacks used similar tactics to the ones used in previous hacking incidents traced to China. The hackers routed attacks through U.S. university computers, installed a strain of malicious software (malware) associated with Chinese hackers and initiated the attacks from university computers previously used to attack U.S. military contractors, AP reports.