United States and China agree not to hack each other

The presidents of the United States and China have discussed digital warfare between the two countries. Agreements have been made to ensure that both countries no longer bombard each other with hacking attacks.

During a press conference, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced that there is an agreement that both countries will adhere to. For example, it has been agreed that no digital espionage will be carried out for economic purposes. However, many details are still missing: a group of experts will consult together to further elaborate the agreements. That group will meet at the end of this year and will then hold consultations twice a year, Reuters news agency reported.

The United States and China have been arguing for some time over digital attacks that would take place back and forth. For example, the Americans state that the communist country regularly lets hackers break into companies to steal business secrets. The US government systems should also suffer. Such incidents should therefore no longer occur. Incidentally, China and Russia already made similar agreements about mutual hacking attempts earlier this year.

Recently, the United States stated that Chinese state hackers are believed to have stolen the data of former and current government employees. In total, the data of more than twenty million people has been stolen. The Americans would then want to take revenge again, government sources said.