The Chinese military is accused of continuing to hack western companies despite denying the accusations last year after a report pointed the finger at a unit of the People’s Liberation Army in Shanghai.
Mandiant, the US cyber security company that accused China of a sustained hacking campaign against more than 140 companies, claims in a new report that attacks have continued even after the White House called on China to stop the extensive hacking.
The company said cyber criminal activity had temporarily dropped after its report in February last year, which along with claims that the New York Times was hacked by Chinese attackers, contributed to political tensions between Washington and Beijing.