The Justice Department accused officers in a provincial bureau of the Ministry of State Security, of creating a sham information security company that they used as a front for a sprawling hacking operation.

Source: US Accuses Chinese Officials of Running Data Theft Ring – The New York Times

China responded by saying it opposes all forms of cyber-crime, and called the claims “fabricated”.

“The US has mustered its allies to carry out unreasonable criticisms against China on the issue of cybersecurity,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters.