Chinese hacking group resurfaces, targets U.S. satellite companies and systems
A Chinese-linked hacking group began targeting at least two different U.S.-based satellite companies, a Defense Department contractor and another private firm that sells geospatial imaging technology in late 2017, according to new research by Symantec. The focused hacking campaign appears to have been originally launched around the same time as talks about a U.S.-China trade war — which is now in full swing — were heating up late last year. Symantec discovered and notified the U.S. government about the malicious cyber activity roughly four months ago, according to Jon DiMaggio, a senior threat intelligence analysts with Symantec, who led the investigation. Tuesday’s findings show that the attackers, dubbed “Thrip” by analysts, have reemerged after they seemingly went underground for more than two years. The group stopped operations after a historic political agreement in 2015 between then U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. That agreement sought to deter cyber-enabled […]
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