Breach of US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -A breach of a major U.S.-based cybersecurity provider F5 has been blamed on state-backed hackers from China, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. F5 did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)

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