- Reuters sources say Chinese state-backed hackers breached IBM (IBM -3.2%) and HPE (HPE -3.6%) networks. The hackers then accessed client computers.
- The attacks were part of the Cloudhopper security threat warned of by cybersecurity experts and government agencies since last year.
- Cloudhopper infiltrated the networks of IBM, HPE, and other unnamed companies multiple times and for weeks and months.
- IBM reportedly investigated an attack as recently as this past summer while HPE conducted an investigation early last year.
- Previously: Justice Departments accuses China of tech giant hacks (Dec. 20)
Reuters: IBM, HPE victims of Chinese hacking
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