Security Report: Chinese Hackers Steal US Finance Information to Gain High-Tech Advantage

Security Report: Chinese Hackers Steal US Finance Information to Gain High-Tech Advantage
Symbolic photo with topic online crime, data theft and piracy: A man poses with a laptop showing a binary code in front of Server racks in a server center on January 12, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images
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State-backed Chinese hackers have increased attacks on U.S. companies in order to obtain information related to bid prices, contracts, and acquisitions—allowing Chinese firms to gain business advantages, according to a new report by computer security firm FireEye released on April 11.
The FireEye report did not identify victims or provide the number of attacks.