The DOJ charges 12 Chinese nationals, including PRC staff, alleging an espionage campaign hit US state and federal agencies, like the Treasury, and other orgs
The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two eChinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around …
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Discussion
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@ericjgeller.com
Eric Geller
on bluesky
The FBI today published a PSA about the Chinese government's “formal and informal” relationships with hackers-for-hire and the cybersecurity companies they often use as fronts: www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA... [image]
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@campuscodi.risky.biz
Catalin Cimpanu
on bluesky
Putting some order in today's APT announcements: —APT27 charges: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/c... -iSoon charges: www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr... -APT27 sanctions: home.treasury.gov/news/press- r... -iSoon reward: x.com/RFJ_USA/stat... -IC3 APT27 alert: www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/P…
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@kint
Jason Kint
on bluesky
Why not just show up in DC wearing a DOGE shirt? [embedded post]
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@carlypage@mastodon.social
Carly Page
on mastodon
The Department of Justice has announced criminal charges against 12 Chinese government-linked hackers who are accused of hacking over 100 American organizations, including the U.S. Treasury, over the course of a decade https://techcrunch.com/...
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@usao_dc
@usao_dc
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Chinese Nationals with Ties to the PRC Government and “APT27” Charged in a Computer Hacking Campaign for Profit, Targeting Numerous U.S. Companies, Institutions, and Municipalities https://www.justice.gov/... @FBIWFO @RealNCIS [image]
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
on x
New: DOJ has unsealed indictments against 12 Chinese hackers (2 MPS officers, members of APT27, and employees of a private contractor) for last year's Treasury hack and breaches of other U.S. and Asian government agencies and regime critics. https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@dojnatsec
@dojnatsec
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Justice Department Charges 12 Chinese Contract Hackers and Law Enforcement Officers in Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns 🔗: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@lorenzofb
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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NEW: The U.S. govt accused 12 hackers of working for the Chinese government and hacking 100+ organizations, including the U.S. Treasury. DOJ says two of the hackers are linked to the Typhoon China-hacking group, responsible for high profile hacks. https://techcrunch.com/...
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US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China's Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem