Four Chinese nationals working with the nation’s Ministry of State Security have been indicted in connection with an alleged hacking campaign conducted from 2011 to 2018. Defendants allegedly targeted universities and government entities to obtain trade secrets, medical research and other intellectual property. Because China does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S., it’s unlikely they will ever face the charges. The indictment is significant because “the Chinese have just been made aware that we can identify individual actors that have worked on cyber tools and campaigns,” says Mike Hamilton, a CISO for security firm Critical Insight.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-indicts-4-chinese-nationals-for-lengthy-hacking-campaign-a-17099