TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said Tuesday it was pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Games held in the city of Harbin in February.
China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said Tuesday it was pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Games held in the city of Harbin in February.
A notice from the Harbin police headquarters named them as Katheryn A. Wilson, Robert J. Snelling, and Stephen W. Johnson and said they worked through the National Security Agency. The police said nothing about how they obtained the names or where the three were believed to be at present.
The alleged attacks targeted the systems for managing the Games themselves, such as registration, competition entry and travel, all of which stored "vast amounts of sensitive personal data of individuals associated with the Games," the police said.
The attacks continued during the Games in an attempt to "disrupt them and undermine their normal operations," according to the official Xinhua News Agency.