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Chinese hackers accused of cyber attacks on IOCs

02/21/2011
Eric WatkinsOil Diplomacy EditorThe computer networks of at least five international oil companies, containing bidding plans and other confidential data, have been penetrated by Chinese-based hackers, accord to a report issued by a US computer security firm."Starting in November 2009, covert cyber attacks were launched against several global oil, energy, and petrochemical companies," said George Kurtz, chief technical officer of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee Inc."The attackers targeted proprietary operations and project-financing information on oil and gas field bids and operations," said Kurtz, citing his firm's report, entitled "Global Energy Cyber Attack...
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