U.S. charges 4 members of Chinese military in Equifax breach

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U.S. charges 4 Chinese military hackers in Equifax breach

Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting firm and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data.

The case comes as the Trump administration has warned against what it sees as the growing political and economic influence of China, and efforts by Beijing to collect data on Americans and steal scientific research and innovation. The administration has also been pressing allies not to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to be part of their 5G wireless networks due to cybersecurity concerns.The accused hackers are based in China and none is in custody. But U.S.

The case is one of several the Justice Department has brought over the years against members of the PLA. The Obama administration in 2014 charged five Chinese military hackers with breaking into the networks of major American corporations to siphon trade secrets.A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy did not immediately return an email seeking comment Monday.

Equifax didn’t notice the intruders targeting its databases for more than six weeks. Hackers exploited a known security vulnerability that Equifax hadn’t fixed.

 

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Not a chance. Equifax is way too suspicious and conniving for this, simply put, it was the American owners who ripped off American customers. To add insult to injury, they then charged to put their wrongs to right.. Ex Equifax employee here, I despise them.

Why is it always that the left seek to arrest or condemn leftists that are beyond the grasp of our justice system? (It's as if they've been given a warning! At some point in time, the American ppl will get tired of their bullshit and rail at the democratic quidproquo!

Wait, are we trusting our intelligence agencies this week? I haven't gotten word from Dear Leader yet on this one.

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