Posted on 07/21/2020 9:13:04 AM PDT by DFG
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has charged two Chinese hackers with trying to steal U.S. COVID-19 research as well as other sensitive information from businesses and government agencies.
The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.
They also allegedly broke into the accounts of democratic and human rights activists in the United States, Hong Kong and mainland China. The Justice Department alleges their decade-long con was not only for personal financial gain but also to benefit the Chinese government.
"The hackers stole terabytes of data from hundreds of targets which comprised a sophisticated and prolific threat to U.S. networks," the DOJ said.
Li and Dong, trained in computer applications technologies at the same Chinese university in Chengdu, targeted countries with high tech industries including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Spain, South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom, authorities said.
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They are trying to steal cironavirus research from the CDC for example?
Is it even worth stealing?
Huh, wonder if they could manipulate test results while they were on those sites.
All your base are belong to us.
It’s just what they do.
Why would they need to steal research, there are no cases in China.
Some might suggest, “Why not just give them the Coronavirus research date?”
Well, think about it. If these are the people that “created” the virus in a laboratory with suspected nefarious purposes, would not giving them this data show them how to perfect their chemically weaponized virus for future use?
The practical effect is presumably that they are placed on the Interpol list, meaning that if they step foot in a cooperating country (most of the world outside of China) using their Chinese passports in their real names, they run the risk of being arrested and extradited. Assuming the Chinese government gives them genuine fake passports, facial recognition programs, to the extent Customs and Immigration in US-allied countries use them, could flush them out anyway.
Well it’s beyond just the covid virus.... Targets included high tech manufacturers, medical device makers civil and industrial engineers, gaming software makers, solar energy companies; pharmaceutical makers, and defense contractors over a 10 year period.
Arrest them. Charge them and hold them in the lock-up. Works for me.
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