UK condemns China after US 'economic espionage' charge
The UK has condemned Beijing as the US charged Chinese hackers accused of attempting to steal trade secrets and technologies in a bid to compromise government computers. More than a dozen allies affected - including the UK - have condemned China over the allegations.The US Justice Department revealed criminal charges against two hackers allegedly affiliated with Beijing's main intelligence service over a cyber-spying campaign targeting the US and others countries' networks.The charges accuse a group - known as APT 10 - of spying on some of the world's biggest firms by hacking into technology companies which managed email, storage and other computing tasks.Countries affected have accused China of backing the large-scale operation, known as Cloudhopper.In a statement, the For...