U.S. hacking victims fall prey to common tricks
The AP reports that five Chinese military officials used mundane tactics like spear phishing to steal trade secrets from U.S. firms including Alcoa World Alumina Westinghouse Allegheny Technologies USS Steel United Steelworkers SolarWorld. The indictment outlines fake emails, malicious links, and back doors, highlighting human error over sophisticated schemes.
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