China Allegedly Arrested Hackers To Comply With The U.S. Government's Demands

If true, things just took an interesting turn: The U.S. has long struggled to coerce China to take action against its prolific hackers.

Every once in a while, the cold cyberwar between the U.S. and China takes an unexpected turn. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Chinese authorities recently arrested several hackers at the request of the U.S. government. The arrests were allegedly made a few weeks before Chinese president Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington last month.