China hits back at US claims of cyber theft by Chinese military hackers
China has retaliated after the US announced charges against five Chinese military officers for cybersecurity breaches against six American commercial targets — which represent “the first-ever charges against known state actors for infiltrating US commercial targets by cyber means.” The US alleged that the Chinese military officers hacked into the computers of US organizations including Alcoa and Westinghouse Electric, stealing trade secrets and other significant business information. China has hit back at the charges, with state news agency Xinhua citing foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang as saying that they are “based on intentionally-fabricated facts” and violate “the basic norms governing international…
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