The US Justice Department has indicted 12 Chinese individuals, including hackers and law enforcement officials, for their involvement in international cybercrime. The announcement was made on Wednesday. Wu Haibo, the head of the private hacking company I-Soon, is accused of directing hacking operations against dissidents and US organizations. Targets included the Defense Intelligence Agency and a research university. The Chinese government allegedly paid between $10,000 and $75,000 for each compromised email account.
Liu Pengyu of the Chinese Embassy called the allegations a “smear,” saying, “We hope that relevant parties will adopt a professional and responsible attitude and base their characterization of cyber incidents on sufficient evidence rather than groundless speculation and accusations.”
Separate charges have been brought against Yin Kecheng and Zhou Shuai for their attacks on US tech companies and other organizations, including the US Treasury Department. The State Department has announced a $2 million reward for information leading to their capture. This situation underscores Chinese’s government-supported “hacking-for-hire” operations.
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