Cybersecurity
U.S., China to Expand Cybercrime Fight Amid Hacking Admission
- Officials met for two days in Washington on computer crimes
- Chinese media say attack on U.S. personnel office was criminal
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U.S. and Chinese officials have agreed to expand cooperation to crack down on cybercrime as China’s state-run news agency said a hacking attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was carried out by criminals there.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest pointed to the two-day talks between China and the U.S. which concluded Wednesday in Washington as evidence that the diplomatic row over cyber-intrusions is beginning to smooth over. The talks were a follow-up to a summit between President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, who announced an agreement in September that their governments wouldn’t conduct economic espionage through hacking the private networks of companies.