U. S. charges Chinese hackers in alleged theft of vast trove of confidential data in 12 countries
The Justice Department on Thursday unveiled indictments of two Chinese hackers who allegedly pilfered vast amounts of valuable confidential data from U.S. government agencies and corporate computers in 12 countries.
The indictments were followed by a joint statement from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen assailing China for violating a landmark 2015 pledge by President Xi Jinping to refrain from hacking U.S. trade secrets and intellectual property to benefit Chinese companies.
“Stability in cyberspace cannot be achieved if countries engage in irresponsible behavior that undermines the national security and economic prosperity of other countries,” they said. “These actions by Chinese actors to target intellectual property and sensitive business information present a very real threat to the economic competitiveness of companies in the United States and around the globe.”
U.S. allies echoed the Justice Department action, in an unprecedented mass effort to call out China for its alleged malign acts. It represents a growing consensus that Beijing is flouting international norms in its bid to become the world’s predominant economic and technological power.
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