FBI warns of cyberattacks linked to China

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to companies and organizations on Wednesday of cyberattacks by people linked with the Chinese government.

The advisory, issued privately, contains “information they can use to help determine whether their systems have been compromised by these actors and provides steps they can take to mitigate any continuing threats,” according to an FBI statement.

The warning comes a day after security companies said they’ve been working closely together to enable their products to detect several hacking tools used by a China-based group against U.S. and other companies over several years.

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