Cybersecurity
US Says China Paid Hackers to Target Critics, Steal Data
- News outlets and US government agencies among those targeted
- Chinese official labels allegations ‘groundless speculation’
US prosecutors charged ten Chinese citizens and two government agents for computer hacks that targeted dissidents, religious groups, news outlets and American government agencies.
The Chinese government paid Anxun Information Technology Co., a cybersecurity firm also known as i-Soon, to hack and steal information in a manner that obscured its involvement, the US alleges.