*In espionage, patience and persistence will beat shiny James Bond gadgets any day.
*You have to wonder who in China is actually going through this stolen stuff. It must be like getting a boatload of marzipan.
– Classified Data Looted in Three-Year Cyberespionage Campaign
(May 1 & 2, 2013)
US Defense contractor Qinetiq reportedly bled classified data for three
years after a cyberespionage campaign gained purchase within the
company's computer systems. The surreptitious intrusion and subsequent
exfiltration of data is believed to have been conducted by Comment Crew,
a hacking group with ties to China's People's Liberation Army. One of
three security firms brought in to assess the situation, Terremark
reported that they found traces of the intruders in many of [Qinetiq's]
divisions and across most of their product lines." Qinetiq's projects
include satellites, drones, and robotic weapons systems.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/china-cyberspies-outwit-u-s-stealing-military-secrets.html
http://www.informationweek.com/security/government/china-tied-to-3-year-hack-of-defense-con/240154064
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-05/2/comment-crew-plunder-qinetiq
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/02/china_us_hacking_qinetiq_apt/
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Cyber-espionage-Military-secrets-served-on-a-silver-platter-1854910.html
