Hackers allegedly targeted politicians and the defense industry, court docs say.
The Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium in Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2018.The United States has sanctioned China-based hackers for allegedly targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, the Treasury Department announced Monday.
National security leaders have consistently warned that Chinese state-affiliated actors were carrying out cyber operations in the U.S. Russian hackers using 'compromised' internet routers for cyber operations, US, international law enforcement warn In a composite of photos from indictment, , Ni Gaobin, Weng Ming,Cheng Feng, , Peng Yaowen, Sun Xiaohui, Xiong Wang, Zhao Guangzong.
"If the recipient activated the tracking link by opening the email, information about the recipient, including the recipient's location, IP addresses, network schematics and specific devices used to access the pertinent email accounts, was transmitted to a server controlled by the Conspirators," the court document states.
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