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by laen 3860 days ago
Supposedly the PLA started scaling back cyber ops after the indictments of May 2014.

>“From what we see, the majority of the intrusions today are coming from sets that we believe are MSS or MSS contractors versus the PLA,"...“That’s a shift that’s been happening roughly in the last year and a half.”

Last year and a half eh, so the shift was coincidental with the indictments. I hope these U.S. officials aren't enamored with the potency of the indictments. It appears the PLA's scaling back is a political play to get more at the bargaining table.

Let's not start patting ourselves on the back too quickly.