Hackers in China took aim at several European ministries in the lead-up to the G20 summit in September, according to a new report.
Research by security firm FireEye reveals that Chinese hackers sent e-mails to targets with files laced with malware, reportedReuters on Tuesday. When recipients opened those files, malicious code was loaded on to their computers, according to the report. The hackers where then able to move across affected machines and perform recon before the G20 summit, said FireEye.
Just before the G20 summit kicked off in St. Petersburg, Russia, the hackers moved to another server, said FireEye. The security firm lost track of the hackers when they moved servers, but it believes the move allowed the hackers to steal data as the summit was being held, according to the report.
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