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DOJ Charges 2 Chinese Nationals over Massive Hacking Campaign

HeadlineDec 21, 2018

The Justice Department has charged two Chinese nationals in a worldwide, 12-year hacking campaign that included the U.S. government and military as targets. The hackers are said to be part of a network connected to Chinese Intelligence, and successfully penetrated multiple government agencies, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York, NASA and the Navy, among others. The personal information of more than 100,000 Navy personnel was reportedly stolen in the cyberattack.

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