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Chinese hackers repeatedly attacked New York Times

article published on 1 February, 2013

Over the past four months, Chinese hackers have brutalized the New York Times' computer systems, following the company's investigation into the family of a top Chinese leader. The attackers stole reporters' passwords and hunted down any file related to the investigation. Chinese hackers routed their attacks through student computers on U.S. campuses that had been hit with malware. ... [ read the full article ]

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NPR reported that the information the hackers were seeking, the identity of the informant that leaked the net worth of the families, was readily available online in their sources list. So to really understand the story you have to assume the hackers although talented are stupid.
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