“Foreign journalists in Beijing have been targeted by two very similar malware attacks in just over two weeks in the lead-up to China’s once-in-a-decade leadership transition.
The emails – one appearing to come from a Beijing-based foreign correspondent and the other from a Washington-based think tank – both contained an attachment with the same type of malware, according to independent cyber security expert Greg Walton who reviewed the files.”
Source:Foreign journalists in China targeted by malware attacks – Yahoo! News