A video was uploaded to YouTube demonstrating one such intrusion by APT.
The report states that it is likely that Unit 61398 is the source of the attacks. In the report, Mandiant refers to the espionage unit as APT1. On February 18, 2013, Mandiant released a report documenting evidence of cyber attacks by the People's Liberation Army (specifically Pudong-based PLA Unit 61398 ) targeting at least 141 organizations in the United States and other English-speaking countries extending as far back as 2006. The platform combines the threat intelligence gathered by Mandiant and data from cyber incident response engagements. Mandiant Advantage is a subscription-based SaaS platform designed to augment and automate security response teams. Mandiant is the creator of OpenIOC (Open Indicators of Compromise), an extensible XML schema for the description of technical characteristics that identify threats, attackers' methodologies, and evidence of compromise.
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Mandiant was awarded both the 20 SC Award for exemplary professional leadership in information-technology (IT) security. The company was acquired by FireEye on December 30, 2013. Its 2012 revenues were over $100 million, up 76% from 2011. Mandiant provides incident response and general security consulting along with incident management products to major global organizations, governments, and Fortune 100 companies. In 2011, Mandiant received funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to expand its staff and grow its business-to-business operations. Kevin Mandia, a former United States Air Force officer who serves as the company's chief executive officer, founded Mandiant as Red Cliff Consulting in 2004 prior to rebranding in 2006.