International coalition including Canada accuses three Chinese companies of hacking campaign

An electronic display showing cyberattacks in China at the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing, in 2017.

An unusually broad coalition composed of the United States, its traditional English-speaking allies and other nations including Germany, Italy and Japan is calling out three Chinese companies over alleged hacking activity.

In a 37-page advisory published on Wednesday, the countries accused the firms – Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, Beijing Huanyu Tianqiong Information Technology and Sichuan Zhixin Ruijie Network Technology – of providing “cyber-related products and services to China’s intelligence services, including multiple units in the People’s Liberation Army and Ministry of State Security.”

Sichuan Juxinhe has already been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury over its