Overview

• The US Department of Justice has charged 12 Chinese nationals, including two officials from China's Ministry of Public Security, for their roles in a global hacking campaign.
• The accused include members of Advanced Persistent Threat 27 (APT27) and employees of i-Soon, a company linked to China's state-sponsored hacking ecosystem.
• The campaign targeted US federal and state agencies, technology firms, defense contractors, religious organizations, and foreign ministries in Asia, causing millions of dollars in damages.
• The PRC government allegedly employed hackers-for-hire to steal sensitive data and allowed them to profit by selling stolen information to Chinese state agencies and private buyers.
• US authorities have seized domains and servers linked to the accused and announced rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to their capture.