( January 24, 2025, 04:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Chinese prosecutors nationwide prosecuted nearly 1,000 individuals for crimes tied to the infringement of corporate data security in 2024, said the Supreme People's Procuratorate, after reviewing the cases handled. Typical offenses included: hackers infiltrating systems through web crawlers; corporate insiders exploiting their positions to steal or leak data for profit; and third-party data service providers or fraudulent employees, without authorization, altering, stealing, or illegally exploiting corporate data. The top prosecution office vowed tougher enforcement and urged companies to establish and improve corporate data-management systems.The statement follows:...
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