The government is trying to keep potential Chinese hackers away from attending the Def Con and Black Hat conferences in August to strengthen pressure on China after the United States this week charged five Chinese military officers and accused them of hacking into US nuclear, metal and solar companies to steal trade secrets. China has denied the charges, saying the U.S. grand jury indictment was 'made up' and would damage trust between the two nations,” Reuters reported, citing the official.
Earlier this week, the United States charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into US nuclear, metal and solar companies.
China has denied the charges, saying the indictment was "made up" and would damage trust between the two countries.
Organizers of the two conferences said they believe that limiting participation from China is a bad idea.
"First I have heard of it, boarding flight to DC now. I don't think it helps build positive community. More later," Jeff Moss, founder of both the Def Con and Black Hat conferences wrote in a post on Twitter.
Chris Wysopal, a member of the Black Hat board that reviews presentations, said the US possible decision to restrict access to that conference would have little impact because all talks are videotaped and sold.
"It seems symbolic to me," said Wysopal, chief technology officer of the software security firm Veracode.
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