5 Chinese citizens accused of mega hacking scheme, hit by Indian government networks: United States

The US Department of Justice has accused five Chinese citizens of hacking into over 100 companies and institutions in America and abroad, including Indian government networks, and of stealing valuable software and business intelligence data. US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen announced on Wednesday that three indictments were opened in the matter that collectively accused five Chinese citizens of hacking and accused two Malaysian citizens for helping some of those hackers to target. victims and sell the fruits of their crime. Malaysian citizens were arrested on Sunday and Chinese citizens declared fugitives, according to a statement from the Department of…