https://www.cnet.com/news/us-charges-chinese-hackers-with-massive-theft-from-nasa-navy-and-tech-sector/
By Erin Carson
CNet News
December 20, 2018
The US Justice Department has charged two Chinese nationals with
cybercrimes, citing the threat they pose to national security
These Chinese nationals, who the Department of Justice believes are
working in association with the country's government as part of a hacking
group called APT10, are accused of stealing information from at least 45
US tech companies and government agencies, including NASA, the Navy and
the US Department of Energy.
"It is unacceptable that we continue to uncover cybercrime committed by
China," Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Thursday in a press
conference.
Groups such as APT-10 use malware to access to computer networks and steal
data over an extended period of time, he said.
In this case, the group stole hundreds of gigabytes of intellectual
property and confidential business information, along with personally
identifiable information on 100,000 members of the US Navy, officials
said. The companies affected work in areas including biotech, health care,
oil and gas exploration, and telecommunications and consumer electronics.
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