China says criminals were behind massive US federal data breach
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on December 3, 2015
at 7:50 am
China has finally acknowledged that this year’s cyberattack on the US Office of Personnel Management — in which more than 21.5 million citizens’ personal information was accessed — originated from within its borders. But the government asserts that it was the work of criminals and not ordered or carried out by the state. In a news report about a meeting between Chinese and American law enforcement officials in Washington, state-run publication Xinhua reported: Through investigation, the case turned out to be a criminal case, rather than a state-sponsored cyberattack as the US side has previously suspected. The issue was discussed during…
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