United States charges Chinese hackers who targeted dissidents

United States charges Chinese hackers who targeted dissidents

In a significant development, US prosecutors have brought charges against 12 Chinese nationals, accusing them of involvement in a purported hacking operation that allegedly sold information about US-based dissidents to the Chinese government. According to the Justice Department (DOJ), the operation, described as “state-sponsored,” also focused on government agencies such as the Treasury. According to…

Chinese hackers broke US court wiretaps systems

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, Chinese hackers have infiltrated the networks of U.S. broadband providers, gaining access to information from systems used by the federal government for court-sanctioned wiretapping. According to reports, Verizon Communications (VZ.N), AT&T (T.N.), and Lumen Technologies (LUMN.N) are among the telecommunications companies affected by a…