NEW YORK—The Epoch Times has vowed to double down after learning the publication has been the target of a cyber attack campaign by Chinese state hackers.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week charged 12 Chinese state-linked hackers and law enforcement officers in widespread attacks that targeted The Epoch Times as well as U.S. government systems and civil groups.
Under the direction of two officers with the Ministry of Public Security—who have both been charged by U.S. authorities—the hackers had launched attacks that temporarily shut down The Epoch Times’ website, according to the DOJ.
They also stole emails from the publication’s chief editor and vice president and identified IP addresses from China that had accessed The Epoch Times’ website in an effort to find out where dissidents were located, authorities said….