The Department of Justice indicted five officers of the Chinese People s Liberation Army for allegedly hacking into networks run by companies such as U.S. Steel, Westinghouse and Alcoa. The indictments are the first concrete step in what had thus far been a war of words between American and Chinese politicians. Chinese officials have denied that its army or other state-controlled actors are engaged in these kinds of operations, which has done little to assuage officials in the Obama administration.
Source: https://threatpost.com/u-s-indicts-five-chinese-army-officers-for-alleged-cyberespionage-operations/106148/