DOJ: Chinese hackers worked under guise of Wuhan tech company to target politicians, US businesses
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The Justice Department charged seven Chinese nationals with sending over 10,000 malicious mails in a massive cyber hacking campaign targeting senior level U.S. officials and others.
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The announcement from the Biden administration comes as Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday that a Chinese government-affiliated group also hacked into the United Kingdom’s electoral registry to steal the personal information of tens of millions of voters.
"The Justice Department will not tolerate efforts by the Chinese government to intimidate Americans who serve the public, silence the dissidents who are protected by American laws, or steal from American businesses," U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. "This case serves as a reminder of the ends to which the Chinese government is willing to go to target and intimidate its critics, including launching malicious cyber operations aimed at threatening the national security of the United States and our allies."
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