U.S. officials believe the hackers behind the Marriott data breach may work for China’s Ministry of State Security, The New York Times reports. American intelligence agencies have not reached a final conclusion about who conducted the cyberattack; however, cybersecurity firms brought in to examine the damage found computer code used previously by Chinese actors. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Geng Shuang denied the country’s involvement in the attack. “China firmly opposes all forms of cyberattack and cracks down on it in accordance with the law,” Shuang said. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Jesse Varsalone writes the Marriott data breach highlights "the immediate need to treat the protection of personal data stored on servers as a top national-security priority." (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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