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US accuses China of spearphishing, sensitive data stolen

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Chinese Ministry of State Security and Beijing-backed hacker group, APT10 have been accused by the US Justice Department of hacking into dozens of tech companies and government departments. The indictment said that the hackers used spearphishing to steal sensitive data from various industries and personal data of more than 100,000 U.S. Navy personnel. The US said that it wants China to cease illegal cyber activities.