Charges Of Chinese Cybercrimes To Play Out In American Courts

NPR | By Aarti Shahani

Published May 19, 2014 at 4:16 PM EDT

The Justice Department has filed charges against five members of the Chinese military, alleging that they're hackers who committed espionage against U.S. companies. The indictment alleges that the Chinese hacked into five U.S. firms — including Westinghouse, U.S. Steel and Alcoa — and one labor union in order to steal trade secrets.

Aarti Shahani

Aarti Shahani is an NPR correspondent based in Silicon Valley.

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