Trump Admin Charges 5 Chinese Nationals Perpetrating Global Hacking Campaign, Up to 302 Total Years in Prison
The Trump administration has charged five Chinese nationals involved in a large-scale hacking campaign that targetted “over 100 victim companies, organizations, and individuals in the United States and around the world.” The indictment is the latest example of President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party’s malign influence in the U.S. According to the Associated Press: The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with hacks targeting more than 100 companies and institutions in the United States and elsewhere, including social media and video game companies as well as universities and telecommunications providers, officials said
