US charges four Chinese army officers over huge Equifax hack
Equifax hackers accessed names, birth dates and social security numbers of nearly half of all American citizens in 2017
10 February 2020 - 19:45
Washington — The US justice department announced charges on Monday against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for the 2017 hack of Equifax, a breach that exposed the personal information of about 145-million Americans.
The announcement by attorney-general William Barr follows an indictment in Atlanta accusing the Chinese military personnel of conspiring with each other to hack into Equifax’s network and stealing sensitive data on nearly half of all US citizens...
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