The Wall Street Journal

US trade war raises cyber stakes with China

US trade war raises cyber stakes with China
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The Wall Street Journal
By Angus Loten and James RundleThe Trump administration’s trade war with China deepens the risk of state-sponsored hackers burrowing further into US infrastructure, cybersecurity experts say.The goal, they say, would be to gain intelligence about tariffs, trade tactics, sanctions and export controls, among other things.Beyond intelligence gathering, concerns that China may extend its response to full-scale cyberattacks are reaching into corporate boardrooms, with critical-infrastructure operators spooked by recent revelations of Chinese c...

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