A spokesman for China's ministry of foreign affairs said Thursday that he isn't aware of any information on alleged cyber attacks from China on U.S. oil firms.

"I'm not aware of the information, but as for these types of reports, we see them quite often," Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular news briefing on Thursday. Ma was responding to a report by cyber security firm McAfee Inc. (MFE), adding that he thinks "there is nothing new in it."

McAfee issued a report on Thursday that said hackers who appear to be based in China have conducted a "coordinated, covert and targeted" campaign of cyber espionage against major Western energy firms. McAfee confirmed that five multinational firms were targeted, but declined to name the companies.

-By Owen Fletcher, Dow Jones Newswires; (8610) 8400-7702; owen.fletcher@dowjones.com
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