China says it wants to tackle the cybersecurity problem
China’s representatives say that they want to work with the United States and other countries in the international community in order to address the growing problem of cybersecurity.
Xinhua News quoted China Embassy Spokesman in U.S. Zhu Haiquan as saying, “Cyberattack is a global threat which could only be addressed by international cooperation based on mutual trust and mutual respect.
We hope all countries in the world can work constructively together to address cyber security issues, push forward the formulation of international rules and norms in the cyberspace, in order to build a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyberspace.”
Zhu’s comment comes after China was blamed for a cyberattack against several federal agencies.
Zhu said that there is no basis to the allegations, and that the difficulty of identifying international hackers who target governments makes it hard for the U.S. to determine who launched the attacks.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reported that the cyberattack occurred in December 2014, but the government did not become aware of the attack until April of this year.
There were approximately 4 million civilian employees whose information was stolen.
According to OPM, no one in the military was affected by the data breach. From June 8 to June 19, 2015, OPM will be sending out letters to those affected by the data breach.
OPM also stated that they will assist those whose data was stolen in restoring their credit worthiness.
Marie Harf, U.S. State Department’s senior advisor for Strategic Communications, was asked if the Obama administration believes that China is responsible for the breach in data.
Harf responded that that is not a position the administration is taking, and that they will wait until all of the facts are in before they say who is responsible for the cyberattack.
During a press conference after the G7 Summit, President Obama was asked a similar question. He told reporters that he didn’t want to delve into the facts of the case because it is a national security matter.
The president went on to say that the U.S.’ servers are old and that the administration learned about the cyberattack after the servers were upgraded.
Xinhua News quoted China Embassy Spokesman in U.S. Zhu Haiquan as saying, “Cyberattack is a global threat which could only be addressed by international cooperation based on mutual trust and mutual respect.
We hope all countries in the world can work constructively together to address cyber security issues, push forward the formulation of international rules and norms in the cyberspace, in order to build a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative cyberspace.”
Zhu’s comment comes after China was blamed for a cyberattack against several federal agencies.
Zhu said that there is no basis to the allegations, and that the difficulty of identifying international hackers who target governments makes it hard for the U.S. to determine who launched the attacks.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reported that the cyberattack occurred in December 2014, but the government did not become aware of the attack until April of this year.
There were approximately 4 million civilian employees whose information was stolen.
According to OPM, no one in the military was affected by the data breach. From June 8 to June 19, 2015, OPM will be sending out letters to those affected by the data breach.
OPM also stated that they will assist those whose data was stolen in restoring their credit worthiness.
Marie Harf, U.S. State Department’s senior advisor for Strategic Communications, was asked if the Obama administration believes that China is responsible for the breach in data.
Harf responded that that is not a position the administration is taking, and that they will wait until all of the facts are in before they say who is responsible for the cyberattack.
During a press conference after the G7 Summit, President Obama was asked a similar question. He told reporters that he didn’t want to delve into the facts of the case because it is a national security matter.
The president went on to say that the U.S.’ servers are old and that the administration learned about the cyberattack after the servers were upgraded.
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