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How the suspected Equifax hackers covered their tracks

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Even for U.S. law enforcement, the Equifax hack was different. Unlike in previous examples of apparent Chinese government-backed cyber-operations, the hackers behind the Equifax breach stymied police for months. After the Office of Personnel Management hack in 2015, and the Marriott breach which was disclosed in 2018, investigators were confident enough that China was involved to tell the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about their suspicions soon afterward. With Equifax, the search for who was responsible was remarkably harder. Data stolen from the credit monitoring firm hadn’t appeared for sale on criminal forums, a possible indication of a nation-state’s involvement. And while the trove of financial information would certainly be useful to foreign intelligence agencies, using forensic data to validate that theory would prove to be a tall order. The charges announced Monday outline a conspiracy to not only steal a massive trove of information on 145 million Americans […]

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US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

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The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies. Continue reading US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack→

The “Big Hack” That Actually Happened – Chinese Military Implicated in Equifax Breach

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In October 2018, Bloomberg published an article titled “The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies,” that sent shockwaves around the world. The implication – Chinese spies infiltrated nearly 30 U.S. companies… Continue reading The “Big Hack” That Actually Happened – Chinese Military Implicated in Equifax Breach→

China denies it was behind the Equifax hack, as four men charged for data breach

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China has denied that it was behind the hack of Equifax in 2017, which saw the personal data of hundreds of millions of individuals stolen – including the names, birth dates and social security numbers for nearly half of all American citizens.
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China denies it was behind the Equifax hack, as four men charged for data breach

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A Chinese spokesperson has strongly denied that his government was behind the hack of Equifax in 2017, which saw the personal data of hundreds of millions of individuals stolen – including the names, birth dates and social security numbers for ne… Continue reading China denies it was behind the Equifax hack, as four men charged for data breach→

2017 Equifax Hack: ‘It was the Chinese Army,’ Alleges DoJ

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The U.S. government has indicted four Chinese citizens, accusing them of a hack of Equifax that leaked more than 150 million people’s data.
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Equifax Breach: Four Members of Chinese Military Charged with Hacking

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Feds have charged four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the infamous 2017 Equifax breach. Continue reading Equifax Breach: Four Members of Chinese Military Charged with Hacking→

U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Hackers Over Equifax Data Breach

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The United States Department of Justice today announced charges against 4 Chinese military hackers who were allegedly behind the Equifax data breach that exposed the personal and financial data of nearly 150 million Americans.

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U.S. indicts 4 Chinese military officials for role in Equifax hack

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced charges against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for allegedly hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing personal information that affected some 145 million Americans. The charges mark an escalation in the U.S. government’s long-running pressure campaign to hold alleged Chinese state-sponsored hacking to account. “The scale of the theft was staggering,” Attorney General William Barr said Monday, adding that the Chinese hackers, “invaded the privacy of many millions of Americans,” stealing credit card information and Social Security Numbers. The four officials — Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Lieu Lei — are said to work for the PLA’s 54th Research Institute, which is part of Chinese military. The defendants allegedly exploited a vulnerability in the Apache Struts software to gain persistent access to Equifax’s network. The 2017 breach of Equifax, and the company’s lax security measures, infuriated members of Congress […]

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