[August 04, 2011] U.S. Probing Report On Rash Of Global Cyberattacks Tweet Aug 04, 2011 (Radio Free Europe Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- News U.S. Probing Report On Rash Of Global Cyberattacks August 4, 2011 The United States government has acknowledged a new study by a computer security firm that says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years infiltrating and attempting to steal data from more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups, and corporations in 14 countries. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said U.S. officials plan to evaluate the findings of the study and take appropriate action. The California-based security company McAfee, which uncovered the intrusions, said it believed there was one "state actor" behind the attacks, but has declined to name the country. Some security experts said evidence points to China. The Chinese government has made no comment. McAfee said entities targeted by the attacks include the governments of the United States, Taiwan, India, South Korea, Vietnam, and Canada; the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; the International Olympic Committee; and U.S. defense contractors and high-tech companies. It said hackers broke into the the computer system of the United Nations secretariat in Geneva and looked at reportedly secret information. The report does not give details about what data may have been stolen from the entities. compiled from agency reports Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]