Chinese hackers

Microsoft could have stopped Chinese cloud email hack: Review panel

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Microsoft could have stopped Chinese hackers from accessing email accounts linked to U.S. government officials, a Biden-appointed review board said in a scathing report released Tuesday. The report, conducted by the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), found “operational and strategic decisions” led to hackers in China breaching the officials’ emails last July. The report outlined … Read more

US sanctions Chinese hackers accused of targeting critical infrastructure

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The Biden administration sanctioned two Chinese nationals and a Wuhan-based company Monday that allegedly targeted critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. as part of an expansive hacking effort. The Treasury Department levied sanctions against Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin, as well as the Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, which the agency accused of acting … Read more