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Department of Justice charges 2 Chinese hackers for allegedly targeting COVID-19 research

Name: Department of Justice charges 2 Chinese hackers for allegedly targeting COVID-19 research
Uploaded: 2020-07-21T18:44:00-0400
Duration: 7 min 48 s
Description: The Department of Justice on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals who are accused of targeting COVID-19 research. Officials say the defendants never obtained any research, but face 11 charges including trade secret theft and wire fraud conspiracy. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN's Errol Barnett with the latest.

The Department of Justice on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals who are accused of targeting COVID-19 research. Officials say the defendants never obtained any research, but face 11 charges including trade secret theft and wire fraud conspiracy. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN's Errol Barnett with the latest.