US Indicts 12 Chinese Nationals for Cyber Espionage Targeting Government Agencies
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 12 Chinese nationals, including two officials from China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), for orchestrating extensive hacking operations targeting American government agencies on behalf of Beijing. The accused are linked to a decade-long hacker-for-hire campaign commissioned by Chinese intelligence and police agencies, operating through a company named i-Soon. They allegedly sold stolen data to Chinese security agencies, with prices ranging from $10,000 to $75,000 per exploited email inbox.
The hacking activities targeted various sectors, including religious organizations, rights groups, media outlets critical of the Chinese government, and foreign ministries in Taiwan, India, South Korea, and Indonesia. Notably, the U.S. Defense Intel...