The person at the center of this case
Multiple victims including U.S. government agencies, religious organizations, foreign governments, news organizations, and political dissidents
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Justice for Multiple victims including U.S. government agencies, religious organizations, foreign governments, news organizations, and political dissidents — the trail went cold in 2026, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What was the organizational structure of i-Soon's three attack teams and who were the key personnel involved?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific vulnerabilities and tools did i-Soon use to compromise email accounts, cell phones, and government servers?
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clue
Lead #3How many victims were compromised globally and what was the total scope of data exfiltration?
From 2016 to 2023, Chinese technology company Anxun (i-Soon) and its personnel allegedly conducted widespread cyberattacks on email accounts, cell phones, servers, and websites at the direction of China's Ministry of State Security and Ministry of Public Security. The company targeted victims globally including a major U.S. religious organization, government critics, state legislatures, U.S. government agencies, and news organizations. The investigation seeks to identify all victims and establish the full scope of the conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud.
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contact
Lead #4What direct communications exist between i-Soon leadership and PRC MSS/MPS officials directing the attacks?
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person
Lead #5Which current or former i-Soon employees are willing to cooperate with U.S. authorities?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Caution: From at least in or around 2016, through in or around 2023, the Chinese technology company Anxun (i-Soon) Information Technology Co., Ltd., aka “i-Soon” (“i-Soon”), and its personnel, allegedly engaged in numerous and widespread compromises of email accounts, cell phones, servers, and websites at the direction of, and in close coordination with, the People's Republic of China's (PRC) MSS and MPS. Incorporated in or around 2010, in Shanghai, China, i-Soon allegedly profited and grew as a key player in the PRC’s hacker-for-hire ecosystem.
At certain times, i-Soon had three (3) teams of employees allegedly working to attack computer systems. i-Soon employees allegedly compromised and attempted to compromise victims across the globe, including a large religious organization in the United States, critics and dissidents of the PRC government, a state legislative body, United States government agencies, the ministries of foreign affairs of multiple governments in Asia, and news organizations.
Timeline of Events
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2010
i-Soon Incorporation
Anxun (i-Soon) Information Technology Co., Ltd. incorporated in Shanghai, China
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2016
Conspiracy Period Begins
From approximately 2016, i-Soon and personnel began coordinated cyberattacks at direction of PRC MSS and MPS
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2023
Conspiracy Period Ends
Alleged cyberattack conspiracy continued through approximately 2023
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2010
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2010
Last Updated:October 30, 2026