U.S. Department of Justice Announces Prosecution of Five Chinese Hackers Group Japan Damaged? September 17, 7:10
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has charged five Chinese hackers for stealing data by launching cyberattacks on more than 100 companies around the world, including Japan.
This was announced by US Department of Justice Deputy Secretary Rosen at a press conference on the 16th.
According to it, the names of five Chinese people who are said to have been involved in the fact that a group of Chinese hackers launched cyber attacks on IT, communications, and video game related companies around the world and stole data. He published a photo of his face and revealed that he had been charged.
More than 100 companies and universities in the United States and Japan, as well as companies and universities in Brazil and Thailand have been damaged, and government agencies have been hacked in India and Vietnam, costing at least millions of dollars. about it.
"China has become a safe country for cybercriminals," Rosen said, accusing the Chinese government of not cracking down on domestic hackers and allowing cyberattacks abroad.
In addition, the Ministry of Justice said that the hacker charged this time has a close relationship with Chinese intelligence agencies, and that the targets of cyber attacks included democratic activists in Hong Kong, so it was with the Chinese government. He says he is also investigating the relationship.
The U.S. government has warned this week that a group of Chinese hackers are repeatedly conducting cyberattacks targeting U.S. government agencies, deepening the conflict between the United States and China in cyberspace.