Cybersecurity
U.S. Claim of Broad Spying Campaign Prompts Chinese Rebuke
- Justice Department accuses two Chinese of wide hacking
- China urges U.S. to withdraw prosecution of its citizens
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The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments accusing Chinese officials of coordinating a decade-long espionage campaign to steal intellectual property and other data from dozens of companies, drawing a strong denial from China.
Two Chinese nationals, Zhu Hua and Zhang Shilong, were accused Thursday of coordinating with state security officials in an “extensive” hacking campaign, allegedly infiltrating 45 U.S. companies and government agencies, as well as other firms in more than a dozen countries.