UK firms have been warned about "serious" cyber attacks originating in China that seek to steal trade secrets.The gang behind the attacks has compromised technology service firms and plans to use them as a proxy for attacks, security firms have said. PwC and BAE said the group had mounted many different attacks as part of a campaign they called Operation Cloud Hopper. By targeting the suppliers of IT outsourcing, the attackers were able to stealthily gain access to the networks and systems of their true targets. Dr Adrian Nish, head of threat intelligence at BAE, said the attackers used these third parties as a "stepping stone" to get at the companies and organisations they were really interested in. You can read more here.

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