China Involved in a Quarter of Significant Cyber Incidents in Past Year, Report Says

China Involved in a Quarter of Significant Cyber Incidents in Past Year, Report Says
A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw, on Feb. 28, 2013. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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One quarter of significant cyberattacks over the last 12 months were perpetrated from China, according to data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The Washington-based think tank monitors cyberattacks on government agencies, defense, and tech companies, or economic crimes with losses of over $1 million. Its latest global compilation of the cyberattacks over the past 12 months from China accounted for 28 of the 113 incidents.