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2011 Baker Hughes — Night Dragon espionage; bid & field-operation intelligence theft (McAfee-tracked wave)

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Data compromised

Oil/gas bidding and supermajor operational-technology field data described in McAfee briefings cited by mainstream outlets

Technical writeup

Baker Hughes was publicly named among multinational oilfield services / exploration firms targeted in the “Night Dragon” long-running intrusions publicized by McAfee in February 2011, with spear-phishing from Chinese IP space and theft of field-systems descriptions, oil-bid intelligence, and operational project detail called out in contemporaneous Reuters, CSMonitor, and Computer Weekly reporting. Incident narratives focused on industrial espionage rather than mass consumer PII leaks.

Root cause

Targeted APT-style compromise for exfiltration of energy-sector business and operational intelligence (press-labeled Night Dragon activity set)

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