• The New York Times, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 11:39 AM

Security firm McAfee on Wednesday released a report detailing a massive cyberattack that lasted up to five years, infiltrated computers, and stole data from a range of American corporations, governments and the United Nations. McAfee called the attack highly sophisticated, and likely the work of a single government body.

McAfee, however, declined to say which country it believed was behind the attack. "While there have been suspicions that China has been behind many attacks like this one, McAfee decided not to name or suggest potential culprits," reports The New York Times. Among the few targets named by name in the report are the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency.

As the NYT notes, the report comes after high-profile cyberattacks aimed at the International Monetary Fund, Sony and the Lockheed Martin Corporation. McAfee dubbed the attacks Operation Shady RAT -- RAT stands for remote access tool, a type of software used to access computer networks.

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