This is a People's Republic of China news story, published by The Register, that relates primarily to IBM news.
For more People's Republic of China news, you can click here:
more People's Republic of China newsFor more Us federal policies news, you can click here:
more Us federal policies newsFor more news from The Register, you can click here:
more news from The RegisterOtherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best politics news, business news, entertainment news, and much more. If you like this article about Us federal policies, you might also like this article about
Chinese spies. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest cyber snoops news, cybersecurity news, news about Us federal policies, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
Chinese intrudersThe Register
•
76% Informative
Chinese spies spent months inside aerospace engineering firm's network via legacy IT.
Intruder gained initial entry using default administrator credentials on an IBM AIX server.
Chinese intruders uploaded a web shell and established persistent access, thus giving them full, remote access to the IT network.
The intrusion has been attributed to an unnamed People's Republic of China team.
Hacker group targeted engineering firm Binary Defense's network.
They impersonated Windows users and impersonated a valid administrator-level account.
The intruders were discovered by threat detection tools deployed by the firm.
Binary Defense is due to publish a report on Thursday about the cyber-break-in and lessons learned.
VR Score
72
Informative language
67
Neutral language
52
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
63
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
8
Affiliate links
no affiliate links