The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 12 Chinese nationals linked to cyberoperatives for a extensive data theft scheme. Key figures include two officers from China's Ministry of Public Security and eight employees from i-Soon. The indictment details how these individuals, acting under government guidance or independently, conducted pervasive cyber intrusions over several years. The scheme's objective was to steal sensitive data while masking governmental involvement through private companies. The FBI has identified related activities within the cybersecurity sector, highlighting the significant threat posed by these actors.
"These malicious cyber actors, acting as freelancers or as employees of i-Soon, conducted computer intrusions at the direction of the PRC's MPS and Ministry of State Security (MSS)..."
"Court documents reveal that the MPS and MSS employed a network of private companies and contractors in China to indiscriminately infiltrate companies and steal data, while also obscuring the involvement of the government."
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