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The allegations versus the CIA were made by Qihoo.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has asked the United States for a “clear explanation” after claims the CIA had actually been hacking targets in China for at least 11 years.
The allegations were made by Qihoo, a well-known cyber-security company based in Beijing.
The business stated it had discovered evidence in malware suggesting the CIA had actually targeted airlines, gas companies and federal government agencies.
The BBC has actually called the CIA for comment.
Qihoo said it had evaluated destructive code and discovered similarities in between it and info about alleged CIA hacking tools which was published three years earlier.
Among other alleged targets of the hacking campaign were web companies, scientific organizations and energy business.
” We speculate that in the past 11 years of infiltration attacks, CIA may have currently comprehended the most classified service in