Cyber Security: US accuses China of hacking into defense contract firms

Chinese hackers believed to be linked to Beijing conducted dozens of cyber attacks on US defense contractors between 2012 and 2013, potentially compromising military operations, a congressional probe warned last Wednesday. A study by the Senate Armed Services Committee found that hackers gained access to systems run by companies doing contract work for the US Transportation Command at least 50 times in a one-year period ending May 30, 2013. Read the article here.