China hits out at US and UK over cyber hack claims - BBC News

Beijing tells the US and UK to stop their own cyber attacks, accusing them of "political manipulation".

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, US Department of JusticeImage caption, Seven Chinese men have been charged with enacting a widespread "malicious" cyber-attack campaignBy Simon FraserBBC NewsChina has hit back at accusations from the US and UK that it is behind a state hacking operation targeting millions of people in Western countries.

A foreign ministry spokesperson said Washington and others should stop their own cyber attacks, accusing them of "political manipulation".

He added that Britain's evidence for alleging its electoral commission and MPs had been hacked was "inadequate".

The US and UK have blamed a Chinese state-run cyber unit for the attacks.

Two Chinese nationals and a company will face sanctions, the UK announced on Monday. The British government alleges Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company Ltd work for the China state-affiliated cyber espionage group Advanced Persistent Threat Group 31 (APT31).

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