US accuses China of 14-year global cyber hacking conspiracy that affected millions of Americans

A group of 7 hackers, 6 slightly blurred in the background and one in the foreground, all wearing black with hoods pulled up over their heads. You cannot see their faces. The hacker in the foreground sits with an open laptop in front of them. The background, behind the hackers, is a Chinese flag.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged seven Chinese nationals in connection with a hacking campaign that has operated for 14 years and may have affected several million Americans.

The hacking attacks consisted of over 10,000 “malicious emails, impacting thousands of victims, across multiple continents,” the US justice department said.