APT 41 is known for its gaming, telecommunications, healthcare, and education targets — but this blows its past campaigns out of the water.

The timing of the attack coincides roughly with the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.

After China’s cancer rate surged in recent years, Chinese authorities went looking for an answer to the problem.

In a first for China-based group, FireEye said, the hackers are using malware typically reserved for spying for personal gain.