Chinese hackers suspected in attack on The Post’s computers
Found on Washingtonp Post on Saturday, 02 February 2013
A sophisticated cyberattack targeted The Washington Post in an operation that resembled intrusions against other major American news organizations and that company officials suspect was the work of Chinese hackers, people familiar with the incident said.
Chinese government hackers “want to know who the sources are, who in China is talking to the media. . . . They want to understand how the media is portraying them — what they’re planning and what’s coming.”
Not only does spear phising work, but most of the electronic equipment is made in China too. People can't really assume that there are no attempts to backdoor such devices on hard/software level to make it easier to access them when they have been deployed.