The United States has brought first-of-its kind cyber-espionage charges against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. companies to gain trade secrets.
According to the indictment, hackers targeted the U.S. nuclear power, metals and solar products industries and are accused of stealing trade secrets and economic espionage. Among the alleged victims is U.S. Steel Corp., which has a facility in Granite City, Ill.
The other alleged victims are Alcoa World Alumina, Westinghouse Electric Co., Allegheny Technologies, United Steelworkers Union, and SolarWorld, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday.
The charges have been described as unprecedented and dramatize a long-time Obama administration goal to prosecute state-sponsored cyber threats.
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