to hack into popular video game companies and sell the in-game currency or player profiles on a website for gamers, according to the indictments, which did not identify any of the companies targeted. The scheme began in 2014, the indictments said.In-game currency is a fast-growing part of video games, in which players can earn or buy add-ons to enhance their play. For some games, it is simpler to buy a new player profile using such currency already in the account.
Wong and Ling were arrested Monday by Malaysian authorities, and U.S. officials said they will seek their extradition for trial., were running a sophisticated campaign to hack more than 100 companies in the United States, Britain, Australia and a dozen Asian countries, according to their indictment. The firms spanned the hotel, video game, technology and telecommunications industries, plus research universities and nongovernmental organizations.
They also penetrated more than a dozen prominent universities in the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan, officials said. In one case, they hacked a university in Indiana, targeting the departments of computer science, veterinary science and pharmacy, prosecutors said.The Chengdu 404 defendants also compromised prominent electronic communications and telecommunications providers in the United States and Asia, the indictment said.
Its criminal operations appear to predate work for the state, and it may have been co-opted by MSS, which would have significant leverage over it, said John Hultquist, director of intelligence analysis at FireEye, a cybersecurity firm. “In situations such as this, a bargain can be reached between the security service and the operators wherein the operators enjoy protection in return for offering high-end talent to the service” while allowing the government to deny involvement, he said.
CCP can train their manpower to do researches instead of stealing but they go astray. 🤦🏻♀️
Weird when you consider Trump is harboring Chinese fugitive Guo Wengui after learning he's a member of Mar-a-Lago.
This headline reads as if you disagree.....
ANOTHER DEFLECTION AND A SHINING OBJECT TO DIVERT OUR ATTENTION SINCE TRUMP HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RUINING HIMSELF - The visit and meeting in Cali; the Town Hall meeting last night, and now CDC Contesting his lies!!!
China is a steal master😂😂😂why work hard to innovate when they can just steal Chinese philosophy lol but if the US does not wake up and take adequate measures they will be at fault as this impacts global security too
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