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| US spy chief James Clapper says China lead suspect in cyber hack | US spy chief James Clapper says China lead suspect in cyber hack |
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| China is the "leading suspect" in the massive hack of a US government agency holding the personnel records of millions of Americans, US intelligence chief James Clapper has said. | |
| He is the highest-ranking US official to publicly implicate Beijing since news of the data breach emerged. | |
| China always dismissed suggestions that it was behind the hacking. | China always dismissed suggestions that it was behind the hacking. |
| The statement comes after three days of high-level talks in which China and the US agreed to a "code of conduct". | The statement comes after three days of high-level talks in which China and the US agreed to a "code of conduct". |
| "China remains the leading suspects," said Mr Clapper at a conference in Washington DC, but "the US government continues to investigate" he added, according to his office. | "China remains the leading suspects," said Mr Clapper at a conference in Washington DC, but "the US government continues to investigate" he added, according to his office. |
| Background to a "massive" hack in five points | |
| US hit by 'massive data breach' | US hit by 'massive data breach' |
| China military unit 'behind prolific hacking' | China military unit 'behind prolific hacking' |
| At the Washington talks where cyber security was a top priority US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was a need to work with China to develop a "code of conduct" on state behaviour in cyberspace - Chinese representatives had agreed with these conclusions. | At the Washington talks where cyber security was a top priority US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was a need to work with China to develop a "code of conduct" on state behaviour in cyberspace - Chinese representatives had agreed with these conclusions. |
| "It's something that we agreed needs to be addressed and hopefully it can be addressed soon," State Department spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. | "It's something that we agreed needs to be addressed and hopefully it can be addressed soon," State Department spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. |
| China has said any suggestion that it was behind the hacking is "irresponsible and unscientific". | China has said any suggestion that it was behind the hacking is "irresponsible and unscientific". |