China suspected of breaching U.S. Postal Service computer networks

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2014/11/10/china-suspected-of-breaching-u-s-postal-service-computer-networks/

By Ellen Nakashima
The Washington Post
November 10, 2014

Chinese government hackers are suspected of breaching the computer 
networks of the United States Postal Service, compromising the data of 
more than 800,000 employees — including the postmaster general’s.

The intrusion was discovered in mid-September, said officials, who 
declined to comment on who was thought to be responsible. The FBI is 
leading the investigation into the hack.

The news, announced by U.S. Postal Service, came as President Obama 
arrived Monday in Beijing for high-level talks with his counterpart, 
President Xi Jinping, as well as for an economic summit.

The Chinese government has consistently denied accusations that it engages 
in cybertheft and notes that Chinese law prohibits cybercrime. But China 
has been tied to several recent intrusions, including one into the 
computer systems of the Office of Personnel Management and another into 
the systems of a government contractor, USIS, that conducts 
security-clearance checks.

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