US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

WASHINGTON — US and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defence contractors.A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017.

Few other victims were identified by name, but American officials said that the hackers' decade-plus spying spree compromised defence contractors, dissidents and a variety of US companies, including American steel, energy, and apparel firms. Among the targets were leading providers of 5G mobile telephone equipment and wireless technology. Even the spouses of senior US officials and lawmakers were targeted, the officials said.

Chinese diplomats in Britain and the US dismissed the allegations as unwarranted. The Chinese Embassy in London called the charges"completely fabricated and malicious slanders". The US Treasury Department in a statement said the sanctions were on Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology, as well as on two Chinese nationals.

China has also begun in recent years to call out alleged Western hacking operations. For example, last year, the Ministry of State of Security claimed that the US National Security Agency had repeatedly penetrated Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei Technologies.

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