Equifax hack the work of Chinese intelligence with links to US Office of Personnel Management hack of 2015, claim reports

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Dispute between Equifax and Mandiant widened attackers' window of opportunity

The data breach this summer of credit reference agency Equifax, spilling the personal details of as many as 143 million Americans, was the work of Chinese intelligence and bears similarities to the...

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