Chinese Group Carried Out Widespread Cyber Espionage Campaign In Israel – Report

This article was first published by The Times of Israel and is re-posted with permission.

United States cybersecurity firm FireEye said a Chinese group has waged a widespread espionage campaign against Israeli entities.

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The attacks targeted Israeli government institutions, IT providers and telecommunications firms in multiple, concurrent operations starting in January of 2019, according to an analysis released on Tuesday by the California-based FireEye.

The hackers carried out data harvesting and reconnaissance, likely motivated by financial, technological and business interests. FireEye did not report Chinese government involvement but said the targets coincided with Beijing’s interests.

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