US hacking charges ‘fabricated out of thin air’, says China
19 Sep 2014 10:29 PM GMT
Beijing on Thursday strongly denied a US congressional panel’s claim that Chinese government-linked hackers had launched dozens of cyber attacks on American defence contractors, saying the charges were ‘fabricated out of thin air’.
The denial came a day after a Senate panel released a study finding that hackers had gained access to systems run by companies doing contract work for the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) at least 50 times between 2012 and 2013, potentially compromising military operations.
‘Chinese law prohibits cyberattacks and other crimes, and cracks down on such crimes,’ Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. ‘The Chinese government and military will never support hacker attacks.’
‘The accusation against China is fabricated out of thin air, and is groundless,’ he added. ‘We urge the American side to stop its irresponsible accusations against China.’ The row is the latest cyber-security spat to roil US-China relations.
In May this year, China banned the use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system on all new government computers, amid reports alleging security concerns.
That followed the United States indicting five members of a Chinese military unit for allegedly hacking US companies for trade secrets.
The denial came a day after a Senate panel released a study finding that hackers had gained access to systems run by companies doing contract work for the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) at least 50 times between 2012 and 2013, potentially compromising military operations.
‘Chinese law prohibits cyberattacks and other crimes, and cracks down on such crimes,’ Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. ‘The Chinese government and military will never support hacker attacks.’
‘The accusation against China is fabricated out of thin air, and is groundless,’ he added. ‘We urge the American side to stop its irresponsible accusations against China.’ The row is the latest cyber-security spat to roil US-China relations.
In May this year, China banned the use of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system on all new government computers, amid reports alleging security concerns.
That followed the United States indicting five members of a Chinese military unit for allegedly hacking US companies for trade secrets.
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