This is How China Hacks America: Inside the Mandiant Report

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Cybersecurity firm Mandiant released a massive and scathing report identifying a unit of the Chinese government that has hacked 115 U.S. companies. Here are the critical details.

Published Feb. 19 2013 5:20PM EST

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The Chinese government just got caught with a smoking cyber gun.

Cybersecurity consultant Mandiant released a much-anticipated report Tuesday morning, offering the most detailed look to date inside the Chinese People Liberation Army’s direct involvement in hacking into American government and corporate websites.

The PLA Unit 61398 is identified by the report...