NewYorkTimes: Chineses hackers broke into Our Systems!

Chinese hackers broke into the computers of the paper and for months sought them information about journalistic sources
Attempts to break began around the time of publication of an investigative report about the capital of the Prime Minister of China
New York Times admits that hackers in China broke into the computer system and for months sought a journalistic source information. Extensive article published in the paper, the system directs a finger at security firm Symantec (Norton applications developer), saying that only one of the 45 harmful software system introduced computers identified by their security solution.
According to the New York Times, attempts to break began around the time of publication of an investigative report about the capital (estimated at billions of dollars) accumulated by the relatives of the Prime Minister of China Wen G'ibau. Paper, as well as the security company it hired to deal with break-ins, do not know yet how it started, but the suspicion is that it was a campaign to "Custom", which ranges specific people within the organization and sent them emails with titles relevant to their business. These usually include a link, when clicked, leads to download a malicious application that allows operators to remotely connect to your computer.
While the New York Times revealed the activity has been in October, but have allowed hackers access to a number of months, while constant monitoring of their activities, to find all the loopholes enacted and block them. Then replaced passwords for all employees of the system and its security infrastructure upgraded. The New York Times claimed that the burglars could not access information of value.

Suspicion hacking group known and active

Mandiant security company, working with the New York Times, suggests that the group that attacked the paper is a set of known and very active, erupted hundreds of Western organizations, including a number of defense contractors and the U.S..
While burglars disguised their location, but at Mandiant and New York Times opinion that he can understand came from China, and the activity was concentrated in two breakout educational institutions, one of which is associated with the Chinese military. Chinese government has denied the reports, saying that the distribution of such accusations without substantiation is an act of unprofessional.
Since the beginning of the last decade, increased reports of China's attempts to spy on organizations and Western countries by hacker groups supported by the government and the army. China, has noted time and again denied those reports.
Year "celebrate" the United States a decade since the Titan Rain - one of the perpetrators of the biggest breakthrough in its history, which lasted for several years with often accused the Chinese government. Three years ago, Google has accused China of breaking into servers, and as a result stopped the activity in the country, while in early 2011 servers were breached security company RSA, and subsequently managed servers intruders also accessed Lockheed Martin, which is a large defense contractor of the U.S..