Security News > 2020 > September > Good: US boasts it collared two in Chinese hacking bust. Bad: They aren't the actual hackers, rest are safe in China
Two people have been arrested in Malaysia as part of America's crackdown on the Chinese government's hackers.
The two men, both Malaysian nationals, are not accused of breaking into computer networks.
The five charged Chinese nationals - Zhang Haoran, 35, Tan Dailiin, 35, Jian Lizhi, 35, Qian Chuan, 39, and Fu Qiang, 37 - were members of two hacking efforts, it is claimed.
"Ideally, I would be thanking Chinese law enforcement authorities for their cooperation in this matter and the five Chinese hackers would now be in custody awaiting trial," said US Attorney General Jeffry Rosen.
"Unfortunately, the record of recent years tells us that the Chinese Communist Party has a demonstrated history of choosing a different path, that of making China safe for their own cyber criminals, so long as they help with its goals of stealing intellectual property and stifling freedom." .
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