Chinese Hackers Charged by U.S DOJ

DOJ Charges 12 Chinese Hackers in Global Cyber Espionage Scandal

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 Chinese nationals, including two officers from China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), in connection with a global cyber espionage operation. The accused are alleged to have engaged in widespread hacking activities, targeting government agencies, dissidents, and private organizations on behalf of the Chinese government.

The indictment, unsealed in the Southern District of New York, details a sophisticated hacking scheme linked to Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd., also known as i-Soon. The company, according to prosecutors, acted as a front for the Advanced Persistent Threat 27 (APT27), a notorious hacking collective allegedly operating under orders from the MPS and China’s Ministry of State Security