FireEye, an intelligence-led company, on Thursday disclosed that cyber attacks mounted on Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, for several years already were sponsored by the governments of China and Vietnam. Travis Reese, FireEye president, told reporters in a news briefing that the cyber attacks have tremendously affected operations of governments, private companies and even the media. Reese said the attacks, which began in 2013, gave huge economic benefits to China and Vietnam. Boland said groups engaged in cyber espionage have been aggressive in carrying out their attacks in order to have better gains each year. Reese said this problem on cyber operations has been brought up with various governments and private institutions.

Source: Manila Times May 25, 2017 13:52 UTC