Reprot Suggests China Hacked High-Level Officials at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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Reprot Suggests China Hacked High-Level Officials at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

By CircleID Reporter
July 14, 2016, 5:28 pm PDT Views: 3,787 Add Comment

“Chinese government likely hacked FDIC” - Katie Bo Williams reports in The Hill: “The Chinese government likely hacked several high-level officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as recently as 2013, according to a congressional report released Wednesday. .. The former chairman, chief of staff and general counsel of the agency were all infiltrated.”

— The cover up: “The Chinese government likely hacked computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and employees at the U.S. banking regulator covered up the intrusions, according to a congressional report on Wednesday,” Jason Lange and Dustin Volz reported today in Reuters.

— U.S. bank regulator chief unaware of any hacking cover: New developments on the story, Reuter reports: “The head of a U.S. banking regulator on Thursday said he was unaware of any efforts by his staff to cover up hacking of the agency’s computers by a foreign government in 2010 and 2011, as outlined by a congressional report.”

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