A Chinese-linked hacking group began targeting at least two different U.S.-based satellite companies, a Defense Department contractor and another private firm that sells geospatial imaging technology in late 2017, according to new research by Symantec. The focused hacking campaign appears to have been originally launched around the same time as talks about a U.S.-China trade war — which is now in full swing — were heating up late last year.

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