China Targets US With Hacking Contests

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Jamie MacColl, a Research Fellow in Cyber Threats and Cyber Security at Royal United Services Institute, told Newsweek that the format overcomes a "libertarian streak in the hacker community," which would be less likely to collaborate with officials in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or military if not for this contest-based system and cash prizes.