Symantec the Internet security company based in USA lately brought into light a cyber-espionage scheme aimed at seizing reputed chemical companies' trade secrets, while associated the spying with a China-based individual, published Zdnet.com.au dated November 1, 2011.
Symantec, which named the scheme "Nitro," reported that 48 firms-or-more, a few of which manufactured sophisticated military vehicle equipments, became targets when the scheme tried to garner a particular kind of information.
Gavin O'Gorman and Eric Chien, team members of the security response group of Symantec stated that assaults against the chemical companies were just the most recent surge of assaults the man from China was allegedly part of. Zdnet.com.au published this.
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