US Says China Paid Hackers to Target Critics, Steal Data (1)

US prosecutors charged ten Chinese citizens and two government agents for computer hacks that targeted dissidents, religious groups, news outlets and American government agencies.

The Chinese government paid Anxun Information Technology Co., a cybersecurity firm also known as i-Soon, to hack and steal information in a manner that obscured its involvement, the US alleges.

Eight iSoon employees and two Chinese Ministry of Public Security officials were accused with various crimes for their alleged hacking of email accounts, mobile phones, servers and websites between 2016 and 2023, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Separate charges were also made public against two ...