> The number of phishing attacks against Japanese companies and individuals, disguised as emails from legitimate big firms, was down by over 70 percent during China’s Lunar New Year holidays in February, according to a U.S. cybersecurity firm.
> The attacks were potentially carried out systematically from China, with an official of Proofpoint Inc. saying the finding suggested “hackers may observe the Lunar New Year as well.”
I guess china’s trolls need their holidays and dayoffs too
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>He added that they are likely being carried out as an organized business repeatedly by criminal groups, instead of involvement by the state or the military.
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> The number of phishing attacks against Japanese companies and individuals, disguised as emails from legitimate big firms, was down by over 70 percent during China’s Lunar New Year holidays in February, according to a U.S. cybersecurity firm.
> The attacks were potentially carried out systematically from China, with an official of Proofpoint Inc. saying the finding suggested “hackers may observe the Lunar New Year as well.”
I guess china’s trolls need their holidays and dayoffs too
>He added that they are likely being carried out as an organized business repeatedly by criminal groups, instead of involvement by the state or the military.
The website puts this as the very last sentence