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Chinese national arrested on charges linked to OPM, Anthem hacks
The Washington TImes ^ | August 25, 2017 | Andrew Blake

Posted on 08/27/2017 3:10:51 AM PDT by BlackAdderess

The FBI has arrested a Chinese national on charges involving the malware used to hack the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in 2014 and steal personal information pertaining to millions of federal government employees and contractors. Yu Pingan, apprehended Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after flying in to attend a conference, was in federal court this week to face charges concerning Sakula, a sophisticated piece of malware used by the hackers who pulled off the historic OPM breach as well as the 2015 intrusion suffered by health insurance firm Anthem, among others. He is charged with a single count of conspiracy to commit computer hacking, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: china; fbi; hack; opm
Trump Administration at work.
1 posted on 08/27/2017 3:10:51 AM PDT by BlackAdderess
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To: BlackAdderess
Yu Pingan, apprehended Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after flying in to attend a conference

LOL! He should have stayed in China where he was safe.

2 posted on 08/27/2017 3:17:16 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: BlackAdderess

Awesome. Hang him high!!


3 posted on 08/27/2017 3:49:18 AM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: BlackAdderess

Gosh, I hope he doesn’t spend time in the jail that Arpaio was in control of.../s


4 posted on 08/27/2017 3:57:23 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: BlackAdderess
Trump Administration at work.

Or Deep State running out a patsy. I'd just as soon believe that the hack was run out of Medussa Wasserman Schultz' office.

5 posted on 08/27/2017 3:58:46 AM PDT by Stentor
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To: BlackAdderess

Really...his name is Yu Pingan?

(pronounced You Pinging).


6 posted on 08/27/2017 5:43:38 AM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

Pretty ironic ;)


7 posted on 08/27/2017 5:52:42 AM PDT by BlackAdderess (Pray for our brave men and women in law enforcement)
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To: Cowboy Bob

People who think they are smarter than everyone else never think the “dummies” are going to catch them.


8 posted on 08/27/2017 6:13:38 AM PDT by perez24
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In the meantime, millions of us former DoD employees live with the knowledge that our personal information—all of it— has been compromised and sits out there, waiting to be exploited, ruining our personal financial and legal safety. It wouldn’t be unjust to expose these scumbags to the death penalty.

TC


9 posted on 08/27/2017 6:31:54 AM PDT by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: moovova

“(pronounced You Pinging).”

Agree - the name gave him away.


10 posted on 08/27/2017 7:19:53 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: BlackAdderess

A reminder of what happened and how big it was:
The OPM Data Breach – What To Do Now and In the Future to Protect Ourselves
https://hubpages.com/technology/The-OPM-Data-Breach-What-To-Do-Now-and-In-the-Future-to-Protect-Ourselves


11 posted on 08/27/2017 10:28:40 AM PDT by tbw2
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