Stories of Chinese government organisations hacking American corporations are not new. But in a segment aired on news investigation programme 60 Minutes , US business leaders, government officials and security experts paint a picture of a particularly sophisticated attack on the intellectual property of “thousands” of companies.
John Carlin, the assistant attorney general for National Security, gave a surprisingly candid interview to 60 Minutes about the problems posed by Chinese economic espionage, including widespread hacking:
“This is a serious threat to our national security. I mean, our economy depends on the ability to innovate. And if there’s a dedicated nation state who’s using its intelligence apparatus to steal day in and day out what we’re trying to develop, that poses a serious threat to our country.”
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