Indictments and Leaks: Different but Complementary Sources

Indictments and Leaks: Different but Complementary Sources

After the public learned of the leaked documents from the Chinese Information security company i-SOON in February 2024, various media and analysts from the cyber security industry, including the Natto Team, seized the rare opportunity to uncover "the world of China’s hackers for hire". A year later, on March 5, 2025, the US Department of Justice (US DoJ) unsealed an indictment charging eight i-SOON employees and two officers of the Chinese Minis…