US Attorney General William Barr has accused four Chinese military hackers of being behind the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency.
The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million people, Attorney General William Barr says.
"This was a deliberate and sweeping intrusion into the private information of the American people," Mr Barr said in announcing the indictments of four members of the Chinese Liberation Army in connection with one of the largest data breaches in US history. Roughly 147 million people had information including Social Security numbers, birth dates and driver's licence data compromised by the Equifax breach.The hackers spent weeks in the Equifax system, breaking into computer networks, stealing company secrets and personal data.
The hackers routed traffic through approximately 34 servers located in nearly 20 countries to obfuscate their true location."It is reassuring that our federal law enforcement agencies treat cybercrime - especially state-sponsored crime - with the seriousness it deserves," he said in a statement. Official Statement: We are grateful to the Justice Department and the FBI for their efforts and appreciate their hard work.
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