Indictments against Chinese intelligence officers and associates may signal a breach of an agreement reached on intellectual property hacking between former President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Indictment: Group used a variety of techniques, ranging from spear phishing to malware to bogus look-a-like domains, to gain deep access into 13 companies. The hacking was allegedly aimed at allowing for the development of similar turbofan engines within China without incurring research and development costs. The indictment marks the third time since September that the U.S. has brought charges against Chinese officials for alleged theft of intellectual property.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-again-indicts-chinese-intel-agents-over-hacking-a-11656