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Indictmentseverity: High2020-09-16

DOJ indicts five APT41 members for global intrusions

published by U.S. Department of Justice
Actor
APT41CN · ChinaAPT

Chinese state-affiliated group notable for blending espionage with financially-motivated operations (game-industry currency theft, cryptocurrency). Implicated in multiple software supply-chain compro…

Summary

DOJ unsealed charges against five Chinese nationals associated with APT41 for computer intrusions affecting over 100 victim companies in the U.S. and abroad — spanning software development, social media, video games, telecommunications, universities, and foreign governments.

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indictmentsupply-chain

Primary source

justice.gov

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