As if the USA isn’t doing the exact same thing to every important nation on Earth. It’s too easy to get incredible amounts of information by hacking and just the reality of the modern world.
It’s also nearly impossible to prove the origin of the attacks by using various tricks. World Wars can now be started and fought with all nations denying they are doing any fighting.
Welcome to the New World...
The goal is to get info0rmation on government employees that are in positions of importance or influence so that they can be bribed or blackmailed.