Monday, May 19, 2014
Eric Holder & His Amazing Can of Worms
It appears that the Attorney General has opened another front in the Great Sino-American War of Water Passing. The latest round of the pissing match involves cyberspying.
The United States announced first-of-their-kind cyber-espionage charges Monday against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. companies to gain trade secrets.O-o-o! They are gonna get such a slap on the wrist, like you never seen before!
Attorney General Eric Holder says the companies affected are Alcoa World Alumina, Westinghouse Electric Company, Allegheny Technologies, U.S. Steel Corporation, United Steelworkers Union and SolarWorld.
According to the indictment, the hackers are accused of stealing trade secrets and economic espionage.
The charges have been described as unprecedented and dramatize a long-time Obama administration goal to prosecute state-sponsored cyber threats. It is the first time the U.S. Justice Department has publicly accused China of cyber spying.
Holder said the U.S. will not tolerate foreign government efforts to sabotage American companies.
"It is our hope that the Chinese government will respect our criminal justice system," Holder said.
The indictment will put a greater strain on the U.S.-China relationship.
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