Security experts claim to have uncovered the biggest series of cyber attacks in history.The organised operation targeted the UN as well as governments and companies around the world.
The five-year stealth attack hit 72 organisations around the world - including the US Government, the UN, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency and a slew of tech and defence companies, according to security firm McAfee.
It's the latest in a series of international attacks that have seen China blamed for systematic data gathering and espionage.
As an example of the potential damage caused and methods used, McAfee said the UN was hacked when its systems were broken into at its secretariat in Geneva. The infiltrators hid their presence until discovered by McAfee, giving the perpetrators years to comb through secret data.
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