Chinese economic cyber-espionage is diminishing, says US official


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits, in this January 2, 2014 file photo illustration. Thousands of apps running code built by Chinese Internet giant Baidu have collected and transmitted users' personal information to the company, much of it easily intercepted, researchers say. REUTERS/Edgar Su

WASHINGTON: US Assistant Attorney General John Carlin said that Chinese hacking activity appears to have declined since the Chinese government vowed last September to stop supporting the hacking of US trade secrets. 

The assertion supports findings released earlier this month from cyber security firm FireEye that breaches attributed to China-based groups had plunged by 90% in the past two years. 

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