DOJ Press Release: Seven Defendants Operated as Part of the APT31 Hacking Group in Support of China’s Ministry of State Security’s Transnational Repression, Economic Espionage and Foreign Intelligence Objectives 🔗 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/seven-hackers-associated-chinese-government-charged-computer-intrusions-targeting
See related U.S. Treasury press release: Treasury Sanctions China-Linked Hackers for Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ) is a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations. 🔗 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2205
#Treasury #sanction #APT31 #pressrelease #cyberespionage #China
U.S. State Department Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of APT31, a collection of Chinese state-sponsored intelligence officers, contract hackers, and support staff that conduct malicious cyber operations on behalf of the Hubei State Security Department (HSSD), a provincial branch of the Ministry of State Security. 🔗 https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/apt31-wuhan-xiaoruizhi-science-technology-company-ltd/
Perhaps the US / UK goverment should be more concerened with this and other similar groups than Julian Assange,
Unless the idea is to make an example out of Julian Assange, something the UK won't let happen as the extradition criteria includes NOT applying the death penalty.
@zleap The U.S. Department of Justice handles hundreds of criminal cases simultaneously. Assange was charged with (Case No. 1:18-cr-111):
Conspiracy to Obtain, Receive, and Disclose National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining of National Defense Information
Attempted Unauthorized Obtaining and Receiving of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining and Receiving of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining and Receiving of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Obtaining and Receiving of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion
He is considered innocent until proven guilty.