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Chinese State Media Attacking Hacker Report

Chinese army fingered as behind a wide range of cyberattacks in a report out earlier this week

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China's state-controlled media are questioning the credibility of a report by a U.S. Internet security group that accuses the Chinese military of carrying out a sophisticated campaign of global cyber attacks.

The private security contractor Mandiant's report on Tuesday took unusually direct aim at the Chinese government. It says it can trace years of attacks on U.S. corporations to a specific division of the People's Liberation Army, Unit 61398.