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Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-07-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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The Department of Justice has charged a U.S. citizen accused of acting as an agent for China’s Ministry of State Security since 2012, allegedly providing the MSS with biographical information on dissidents, proprietary details about a U.S. telecommunications employer, information on high-profile cyberattacks, and his employer’s cybersecurity training materials; the indictment claims he used anonymous online accounts and in-person meetings in China to coordinate with MSS officers.

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