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WASHINGTON: The US on Monday (Mar 25) imposed sanctions on a China-based firm it said was a Ministry of State Security front company, accusing it of serving as a cover for multiple malicious cyber operations and targeting US critical infrastructure. The US Treasury Department in a statement said the sancti

Chinese state hackers targeted multiple British politicians, the U.K. government said Monday in a coordinated disclosure of Chinese state hacking activities

Hacks allegedly targeted US officials and politicians, their spouses and dozens of companies.

Beijing-linked cyber attackers believed to be behind series of data breaches

The targets allegedly included officials in the White House and the Justice, Commerce, Treasury and State Departments, as well as Republican and Democratic members of Congress; and campaign staffers from both sides of the 2020 presidential race

The Justice Department charged seven Chinese nationals with sending over 10,000 malicious mails in a massive cyber hacking campaign targeting senior level U.S. officials and others.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and called out Beijing over a sweeping cyberespionage c

UK calls out pattern of malicious cyber activity by Chinese state-affiliated organisations and individuals targeting democratic institutions and parliamentarians.

US and UK officials accused Chinese hacking group APT31 — an abbreviation for "advanced persistent threat"— of targeting political figures. The US said their aim was to "repress" critics of Beijing.

U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and called out Beijing over a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people - including lawmakers, academics, journalists and more.