Two hackers responsible for “one of the worst data breaches in history” were charged for compromising the sensitive personal data of 78.8 million Americans
Federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals for hacking Anthem and three other U.S. businesses as part of what the Justice Department called “an extremely sophisticated hacking group.”unsealed Thursday charges Fujie Wang and an unnamed co-conspirator with four counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and intentional damage to a protected computer, in connection with the intrusions.
“Defendants sometimes patiently waited months before taking further action, quietly maintaining access to the Victim’s network,” according to the indictment.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Investigators found intrusions into the Anthem network as early as May 13, 2014. The indictment mentions intrusions into the other victims’ networks in September 2014, October 2014 and January 2015. The hackers continued breaching Anthem computers during this period.
Prosecutors said that Wang controlled two domain names that were used to host malware and launch the spearphishing attacks.
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