U.S. Charges Chinese Nationals in Cyberattacks on More Than 100 Companies

Posted on AllSides September 16th, 2020
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Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on Wednesday against five Chinese citizens that officials say appear linked to Chinese intelligence, accusing them of hacking more than 100 companies in the U.S. and overseas, including social-media firms, universities and telecommunications providers.

Two Malaysian businessmen were arrested Monday in Malaysia and accused of conspiring with some of the Chinese hackers to profit from intrusions into the videogame industry, Justice Department officials said.

The charges, laid out in three separate indictments, build on several other cases brought against accused Chinese hackers during the Trump administration,...

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