The Biden administration is preparing to publicly accuse several Chinese hackers of conducting sweeping hacks against US companies on behalf of China’s civilian intelligence service, three people familiar with the matter told CNN.
An announcement identifying the hackers with names and photos is expected as soon as Monday, the sources said.
The hackers have been using a Chinese technology company as a front to cover their hacking activity, one of the sources said.
The British government is also preparing to accuse the hacking group of targeting UK organizations, the sources said.
The cybersecurity industry knows the hacking group as APT31 or Judgement Panda, and researchers have found the hackers targeting everything from US law firms to European industrial organizations to international apparel companies.
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