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U.S. Officials Will Talk To China On OPM Breach and Cybersecurity

Friday, June 26th, 2015

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U.S. officials are set to talk to their Chinese counterparts about the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) cyber breaches in bilateral dialogues occurring the week of June 22, a State Department official said June 22.Although the U.S. government has not officially discussed attribution for the OPM breaches, several media outlets have cited anonymous government sources confirming China was likely behind the hacks. On June 22 a senior State Department Official echoed those claims and noted it will be discussed in…

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