Two Chinese hackers charged by US for targeting computer systems of companies developing COVID-19 vaccines
Two Chinese hackers working with the Ministry of State Security have been charged with global computer intrusion campaign targeting intellectual property and confidential business information, including COVID-19 research, the US Department of Justice said.The indictment alleged that the two former computer engineers, identified as Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, conducted a hacking campaign lasting more than ten years, targeting companies in countries with high technology industries, including the United States, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.It was also alleged that the two had hacked companies engaged in high-tech manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and gaming software development, and with targeting diss...