The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Chinese nationals with a global campaign of computer intrusion.
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The indictment alleges that three of the defendants were officers in a Chinese state security agency, which is an arm of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department.
“This case is about a cyber hacking and economic espionage campaign led by the government of China,” said Randy Grossman, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California.