Back in December of 2009, Google said that it was hacked by a group or company that is based in China. Other companies later announced that they also got hacked, such as Adobe. It was then clear that the Chinese were trying to steal trade secrets from United States based companies.

The New York Times has said that they have gained more information about the attacks. From the report:

"A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military.”

The two schools in question are the Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School, one a computer science school and the other helps trains computer science in the military. Baidu is a large supporter of the Lanxiang Vocational School school. Baidu is Google’s largest competitor in China.

The United States Government continues to investigate the attacks, but the real intent may never be uncovered.