“Google has not been alone in dealing with computer hackers from China.

Chemical Abstracts Service said it began seeing a sharp increase in attempted hacks of customer accounts from China about a year ago, well before Google’s problems started.

The Columbus-based company manages a database of information on millions of chemicals, providing a service used by scientists and researchers.

A successful hacker could gain access to important information about patent and product development going on around the world.”

(Source: Local company forced to deal with China-based hacker attacks | The Columbus Dispatch.)