境外黑客组织'海莲花'首次曝光

Hacker group targets China

黑客组织将目标对准中国

The details of a national-level hacker attack targeting China have been disclosed for the first time in a report by an Internet security firm.

某网络安全公司发布报告，首次披露一起针对中国的国家级黑客攻击细节。

Called OceanLotus, the overseas hacker group has been attacking China's maritime organizations, marine construction departments, research institutes and shipping enterprises since April 2012. Their precise and well-organized cyber attack is an advanced persistent threat which is obviously supported by foreign governments.

该境外黑客组织被命名为"海莲花(OceanLotus)"，自2012年4月起，"海莲花"针对中国政府的海事机构、海域建设部门、科研院所和航运企业，展开了精密组织的网络攻击，很明显是一个有国外政府支持的APT(高级持续性威胁)行动。