In a series of network spying and an attempt to catch the perpetrators, the United States finally released its first case of cyber espionage against five Chinese Nationals.

In a report by China Tech News, these Chinese nationals namely, Wang Dong, Wen Xinyu, Whang Zhenyu, Gu Chunhui and Sun Kailang committed the crime of cyber espionage after they were caught by U.S. authorities. The five people who committed the crime worked on hacking private people's computers in order to execute their plans anonymously; however, as powerful as their network intelligence, the U.S. secret service also showed more adeptness to the system.

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Because of the U.S. and China's bilateral agreement, the Chinese nationals are not under arrest, and because there is no extradition agreement between the two powerful countries, they remain free. United States, on the other hand, hopes that the exposure will give the Chinese government something to think about.

Some of the stolen files includes information about business strategies, unfair - trade documentaries and even designs for nuclear power plants. Companies that were greatly affected by the cyber espionage include Westinghouse, Alllegheny Technologies, U.S. Steel, Alcoa and the U.S. Subsidiary of the Solar World. These are just a few of the many companies affected by the spying crime and authorities are afraid there could be more.

Debbie Shon, U.S. Steel's Vice President for trade said, "It wasn't the high-tech designs, it was the equally important stuff - the business strategies, the pricing, the product amounts, and the timing and content of any trade complaints that U.S Steel, as one of the biggest companies in this area, might be exploring."

Now, questions about the security of these big companies, when it comes to online security, is now being questioned. U.S. Steel's Lance Wyatt thought "he ran a tight ship" until the hacking happened. In an attempt to eliminate such act, Wyatt made sure he limits the number of people having access to their administrative computers. He also instigated a prompt and regular checking of online communications in order to prevent, if not to slow down the hackers.

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