US charges China’s hackers that focus on government disks

US prosecutors report 12 national Chinese nationals for being part of an alleged hacking method, which has been selling Chinese-based data.

The operation “state-sided” also intensifies government agencies including treasury, according to the justice of the department (DOJ).

The hackers also said that the American religious organization, and a newspaper in Hong Kong, the statement added.

China did not respond to specific allegations, but strongly deprived other charges in the past.

In December, the Treasury department A “Major” Breach Reported Through Chinese hackers – say they access employee workstations and some unknown documents.

At that time, China denies any involvement, call the accusation “no basis” and say it “always opposes all forms of hacking”.

It is unclear when the latest DOJ cases are issued – but they are not unable to be in a federal court of Manhattan on Wednesday.

Among the individuals charged were two officers of the Ministry of Public Security in public.

The DOJ says hackers, showing that represents a private company, turning before, Chinese agencies are charged between $ 10,000 and $ 75,000 for an “exploited email inbox.

They say “performed computer interrupts” under the direction of Chinese ministers and its own initiative, and “paid for bad for stolen data”.

“Today, we reveal Chinese government agents in charge and exacerbate bad attacks against computers and networks around the world, leading the National Security Division of DOJ.

“We will continue to fight for this ecosystem to Cyber ​​Mercenaryo and protect our national security,” he added.

There are no additional details of the US-based disks provided.

Religious organizations hit hackers defined as one “previously sent missionaries to China and brightly critical of the PRC government”. PRC is short for People’s Republic of China.

A Hong Kong newspaper is also on the list. While it does not name, the statement says it is “regarded as opposed to the PRC government”.

With the exception of US agencies, it is said that hackers say foreign ministers in Taiwan, India, South Korea and Indonesia.

In October, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and security infrastructure and security security said that hacks targeted two major US presidential campaigns carried by “actors associated with People’s Republic of China”.

Earlier last year, Seven Chinese Nationals were charged To run a hacking operation that will last for at least 14 years and targets foreign critics in China.

Operations involved in Chinese governments also refer to the UK’s electoral commission, and the Parliaments in the UK and New Zealand.