Business Insider:
There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.
When asked whether Chinese hackers were particularly good at gaining access to servers belonging to US companies, Comey said the hackers were not actually skilled when it came to covering their tracks.
I liken them a bit to a drunk burglar. They're kicking in the front door, knocking over the vase, while they're walking out with your television set. They're just prolific. Their strategy seems to be: We'll just be everywhere all the time. And there's no way they can stop us.
Comey said Chinese hackers were not looking to profit from stolen credit-card details or to find personal information. Instead, they're looking for something similar to trade secrets that can be used in China... (read full article)
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