Signs depicting the four members of China's military indicted on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans are seen after Barr held a press conference at the US Department of Justice on Feb 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
For the last several years, hackers based in China have allegedly been sucking up vast amounts of personal data of US citizens: names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, even fingerprints.
On Feb 10, the US Justice Department took another stab at stopping them.
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Signs depicting the four members of China's military indicted on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans are seen after Barr held a press conference at the US Department of Justice on Feb 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
Barr participates in a press conference at the Department of Justice on February 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Barr announced the indictment of four members of China's military on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc. and stealing data from millions of Americans. — AFP
Signs that depict the four members of China's military indicted on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc. and stealing data from millions of Americans are seen shortly after Attorney General William Barr held a press conference at the Department of Justice on February 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
According to US authorities and cybersecurity experts, the Equifax hack was one of a string of data breaches executed by Chinese hackers in which personal data was stolen. — Reuters
Barr announcing the indictment of four members of China's military on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans in a press conference at the Department of Justice along with DOJ officials on Feb 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
Signs that depict the four members of China's military indicted on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans are seen shortly before Barr held a press conference at the Department of Justice on February 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
Barr announcing the indictment of four members of China's military on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans in a press conference at the Department of Justice along with DOJ officials on Feb 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
Barr announcing the indictment of four members of China's military on charges of hacking into Equifax Inc and stealing data from millions of Americans in a press conference at the Department of Justice along with DOJ officials on Feb 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. — AFP
