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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

'Nitro' Hackers Reportedly Attack Dozens Of Companies In Chemical, Defense Industries

'Nitro' Hackers Reportedly Attack Dozens Of Companies In Chemical, Defense Industries: "Hackers reportedly used an off-the-shelf computer attack created in China to compromise the computers of at least 48 companies, including in the chemical and defense industries -- an attack described as being similar to the notorious Stuxnet virus, if not as severe.

The goal of the attacks, reported Monday by security software company Symantec, "appears to be to collect intellectual property such as design documents, formulas, and manufacturing processes.""

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