Special Report: Inside the West’s failed fight against China’s ‘Cloud Hopper’ hackers

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Special Report: Inside the West’s failed fight against China’s ‘Cloud Hopper’ hackers

Hacked five times, staff at Ericsson started naming response efforts after different wines.

Hacked by suspected Chinese cyber spies five times from 2014 to 2017, security staff at Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson had taken to naming their response efforts after different types of wine. Pinot Noir began in September 2016. After successfully repelling a wave of attacks a year ...

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