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US charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach

By Staff Writer

Feb 11 2020 6:59AM

"A deliberate and sweeping intrusion."

US charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach

The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. "This was a deliberate and sweeping intrusion into the private information of the ...

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