China-based espionage campaign targets satellite, defense companies

CNET -------- A group of hackers traced to China are waging a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign against satellite operators, telecommunication companies and defense contractors in the US and Southeast Asia, a security researcher said Tuesday. Symantec said it's been monitoring a hacking group it's dubbed "Thrip" since 2013, but in January detected "powerful malware" in Southeast Asia the company believes was used to spy on infected computers. But what Symantec said it found most troubling was the hackers infected computers that monitors and controls satellites. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.