China Accused of Massive IP Theft, AI Hacking by Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance
China stands accused of stealing intellectual property and using artificial intelligence to hack and spy on other nations at an unprecedented scale.
As Reuters reports, the accusations come from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance—which comprises the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—following meetings with private US companies in Silicon Valley. The theft is occurring across a wide range of sectors, covering everything from quantum technology and robotics to biotechnology and AI.
FBI Director Christopher Wray referred to China as an "unprecedented threat," and said, "China has long targeted businesses with a web of techniques all at once: cyber intrusions, human intelligence operations, seemingly innocuous corporate investments and transactions ... Every strand of that web had become more brazen, and more dangerous."
