Chinese Hackers Behind Cyberattacks Targeting the Vatican

But some of China’s underground faithful have deep reservations about the deal, seeing it as a sell-out to the Communist government and a betrayal of their long loyalty to the pope.

China routinely denies engaging in a state-sponsored program to steal commercial secrets or sensitive government information over the internet, and says it is among the biggest victims of hacking attacks.

The US disputes that and says it has traced cyber intrusions to the Chinese military.

Earlier this month, Washington indicted two Chinese citizens for allegedly launching hacking attacks against companies in the US and other countries.

The Justice Department also said hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus.

China says Washington has provided no information to back up the charges.

(Writer & Editor: Associated Press) 

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