For some time now, CrowdStrike has been working with a number of national security think tanks and human rights organizations on a pro bono basis to help them with their security posture. These organizations face some of the most advanced nation-state adversaries -- China, Russia, and Iran, just to name a few. The individuals who are typically targeted at these institutions tend to be former senior government officials who still have lots of contacts within Western governments and, as such, their private correspondence is of extreme interest to these attackers.
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more here...............http://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/deep-thought-chinese-targeting-national-security-think-tanks/index.html