US-China Relations

House China Committee Leader Calls for Classified Briefing on Chinese Hackers Impersonating US Lawmaker

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says he stands by Rep. John Moolenaar in condemning China’s ‘illegal and sanctionable act.’
House China Committee Leader Calls for Classified Briefing on Chinese Hackers Impersonating US Lawmaker
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), ranking member of the House Select Committee on the strategic competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, speaks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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The leading Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is requesting U.S. intelligence officials to arrange a classified briefing, after suspected Chinese state-backed cyberactors impersonated the panel’s Republican chair to steal sensitive data.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) called the CCP’s cyber tactic of impersonating Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) an “illegal and sanctionable act,” in a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Director Kash Patel on Sept. 8.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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