now form part of the criminal case against the group. People's army involvement Analysts believe the MSS has been active in this area for much of the last decade, but has been overshadowed by a cyber unit within the People’s Liberation Army. Known as Unit 61398, it was famously outed by security consultant Mandiant in 2014 as the primary group seeking to harvest commercial secrets from multinational companies. Members of China's People's Liberation Army. Credit:Bloomberg But since Chinese President Xi Jinping restructured the military in 2015, the PLA is believed to have largely retreated from the gathering of commercial secrets.

“The PLA was noisy and kept getting caught,” said Peter Mattis, a former counterintelligence analyst at the CIA. “Its efforts to steal commercial secrets were also becoming a distractionOctober 12th, 1961

October 12th, 1961, fell on a Thursday. Day 285 of 1961. Decade: 1960s.

58 years, 7 months and 26 days have passed since October 12th, 1961.

On This Date

Events that occurred on October 12th, 1961:

New Zealand abolishes the death penalty.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 12th, 1961:

United States: Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

United Kingdom: Michael - Highwaymen

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on October 12th, 1961.

John F. Kennedy.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1961.

1961 in movies.

Movies released in 1961 included