Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On China's Cyber Activities

The Growing Spotlight on China’s Cyber Activities -- David Cohen, The Diplomat

Not too long ago, China's network of hackers was often described as a loose collection of freelancers, who sought to penetrate the computer systems of international businesses and governments out of a mix of nationalist fervor and opportunism. But security experts have increasingly come to see both political and industrial espionage as the work of professional intelligence agencies. This view has given added credence by a new report from the computer security firm Mandiant. According to Mandiant, the Chinese army is running a veritable hacking factory in the suburbs of Shanghai – and doing contract work for China's vast state-owned companies.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On China's Cyber Activities

This is How China Hacks America: Inside the Mandiant Report -- John Avlon and Sam Schlinkert, Daily Beast
Fascinating video tracks a real Chinese hacker in action -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
China’s Cybergames -- New York Times editorial
China Won't Cut Its Cyberspying -- Greg Austin, New York Times
China's Online Thieves: Beijing's cyberattacks are a major problem for the world economy. -- Wall Street Journal
Chinese cyberattacks: How to steal a trillion -- The Economist
China’s cyber-war machine threatens us all -- New York Daily News
Does China Have an Army of Hackers? -- Evan Osnos, New Yorker
How big is China's cyber threat? -- CNN
Hacking For The Chinese Army Is A Competitive Job With Great Benefits -- Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business insider
The Chinese are attacking! Now what? -- SFGate
Wake up, America! China is attacking -- David Goldman, CNN
Chinese Army Hackers Waging Cyber War on United States? -- Opposing Views/Reason Foundation
How the U.S. Should Respond to Chinese Cyberespionage -- Jason Healey, US News and World Report
Experts: New Report Underestimates Number of Chinese Cyber Attacks -- US News and World Report
Chinese military hackers were 'noisy' -- USA Today
The top 10 questions about the People's Liberation Army's cyber attacks -- Info World
Successful hacker attack could cripple U.S. infrastructure, experts say -- NBC News
Chinese Hacking Threatens U.S. Economy and National Security -- PC Mag
China Has Found A Brutally Simple Way To Steal Corporate Secrets -- Robert Johnson, Business Insider
Sorry, But That 'Chinese' Hacking Report Proves Nothing -- Adam Taylor, Business Insider
Wanted: global rules on cyberwarfare -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
A 12-Story Hacker Headquarters In Shanghai Is The Future Of Espionage -- Popular Science
A look at Mandiant, the tech firm that claims to have traced cyberattacks to Chinese army -- Washington Post/AP
Meet the 3 Chinese Hackers Pwned By Mandiant -- Mother Jones