Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management
Prosecutors Says Members of APT41 Stole Source Code, Account Data Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • September 16, 2020Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed indictments that charge five Chinese suspects - alleged members of the APT41 hacking group - with breaching more than 100 companies, government agencies and other organizations around the world.
See Also: 2020 Cyberthreat Defense Report
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges the hackers conducted attacks to steal source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and valuable business information.
Arrest warrants have been issued for the five Chinese hackers, but they remain fugitives and will likely not face arrest because the U.S. has no extradition treaty with China.
In another move, two Malaysian nationals were arrested in their country Monday for allegedly conspiring with two of the Chinese hackers to obtain and sell in-game currency for video games.
APT41 Connection
The five Chinese suspects are allegedly part of the hacking group APT41 - also known as Barium, Winnti, Wicked Panda and Wicked Spider. They have all been charged with computer intrusions affecting more than 100 companies in the United States and elsewhere. These include computer hardware and software companies, telecoms, social media firms, video game makers, nonprofits and foreign governments, as well as pro- ..
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