U.S. intelligence officials accused China and Russia of systematically stealing American high-tech data for their national economic gain.
It was the most forceful and detailed public airing of U.S. allegations after years of private complaints. U.S. officials and cybersecurity experts said the U.S. must openly confront China and Russia in a broad diplomatic push to combat cyberattacks that are on the rise and represent a "persistent threat to U.S. economic security."
Experts said Thursday that solving the problem will not be easy.
In a report released Thursday, U.S. intelligence agencies said "the governments of China and Russia will remain aggressive and capable collectors of sensitive U.S. economic information and technologies, particularly in cyberspace."
Speaking at a forum at the National Press Club, Robert Bryant, the national counterintelligence executive, said the U.S. finally is making the charges public because China and Russia are stealing sensitive U.S. technology data.
"If we build their economies on our information, that's not right," he said. "We want to basically point out what the issue is. We want to be worried and we want to be careful, but we also want there to be an awareness and, frankly, drive that toward solutions where we work together to bring this under control."
The report is part of an increased effort by U.S. officials to highlight the risks of cyberattacks in a growing high-tech society. People, businesses and governments are storing an increasing amount of valuable and sensitive information online or accessing data through mobile devices that may not be as secure as some computers.
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