China-Based Hacking Campaign Breached Satellite and Defense Companies, Says Symantec

China-Based Hacking Campaign Breached Satellite and Defense Companies, Says Symantec
John W. Thompson, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Symantec Corporation, gives a conference in San Francisco, on Feb. 6, 2007. Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
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SAN FRANCISCO—A sophisticated hacking campaign launched from computers in China had burrowed deeply into satellite operators, defense contractors, and telecommunications companies in the United States and southeast Asia, according to security researchers at software company Symantec.
Symantec said on June 19 that the effort appeared to be driven by national espionage goals, such as the interception of military and civilian communications.