No corner of the virtual world is beyond the reach of hackers as attacks by the Chinese and others vividly illustrate the scope of these intrusions and what's at stake. With cyber-spying underway against corporate executives and dealmakers, federal agencies and protesters, the widespread pilfering of sensitive data could tilt the economic and political playing fields in ways never before seen.  Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- MJM -- Martin J. Muench -- is the developer of Andover, U.K.-based Gamma Groupâs FinFisher intrusion software, which he sells to police and spy agencies around the world  Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- FBI officials quietly approached executives at Coca-Cola Co. (KO) on March 15, 2009, with some startling news. Sponsored Links Hackers had broken into the companyâs computer systems and were pilfering sensitive files about its attempted $2.4 billion acquisition of China Huiyuan Juice Group (1886)  Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The findings of a Citizen Lab report link Western technology to the computer hack of a U.A.E. activist, whose predicament shows how nations have rapidly moved beyond the surveillance of phone and e-mail transmissions to rifle through the most intimate details stored by personal computers and the smartphones that citizens carry with them everywhere.  Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Researchers find that FinFisher spyware can take control of a range of mobile devices.  Jul. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Logs detailing the minute-by-minute activities of a government linked Chinese hacking group reveal its workaday routines, organized effort and relentless onslaught against its victims.  Jul. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Gamma International GmbHâs managing director said his company didnât sell its FinFisher spyware to Bahrain, responding to research that showed activists from the Persian Gulf kingdom were targeted by what looked like the software, which can secretly monitor computers.  Jul. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Researchers identify copies of the elusive FinFisher cyber weapon, based on an examination of malicious software e-mailed to Bahraini activists obtained by Bloomberg News.  Sep. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The British government has imposed export controls on U.K.-based Gamma Groupâs FinSpy surveillance tool, which can remotely take over computers and phones, following reports that the systems may have been used to target political dissidents.  Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Additional analysis shows evidence of FinFisher in matches in Australia, the Czech Republic, Dubai, Ethiopia, Estonia, Indonesia, Latvia, Mongolia, Qatar and the U.S.  Mar. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The hack into American Superconductor Corp.'s computer networks illustrates a far-reaching campaign of industrial espionage by Chinese hackers after proprietary data.  Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Hacker intrusions of law firms can yield them stolen data worth tens of millions of dollars and provide an unfair advantage in deal negotiations.  Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- China-based hackers rifled the computers of DuPont Co. at least twice in 2009 and 2010, information absent from the company's filings to the SEC. The agency is applying pressure for more disclosure.
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