U.S. Charges Chinese Officials with Cyber-Spying on Businesses

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Cyber China hacking Chinese commercial espionage cyber-spying data theft cyber-security economic espionage trade secrets U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Eric Holder indictments spies
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English-Language Arts History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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U.S. Charges Chinese Officials with Cyber-Spying on Businesses

Provide students with a real world example of cyber-spying and engage them in an ethics discussion about this type of crime with this PBS NewsHour video and educational resource from May 20, 2014. In this story, the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officials for stealing trade secrets by hacking into six major American businesses. Learn more about these unprecedented charges and the Obama administration’s strategy to stop these latest alleged Chinese cyber-attacks.
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PBS Learning Media

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