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DOJ says China was behind the Equifax data breach

Feb 10, 2020
Cybersecurity experts say there are lots of reasons China might have wanted that data, including to help identify American spies.
Attorney General William Barr announces charges Monday against four members of China's military accused of hacking into Equifax in 2017.
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