Hackers linked to Chinese government invaded US state networks, security firm says


Mandiant cybersecurity firm says hacking group APT41, already an FBI target, has infiltrated at least six US states since last year. ‘It’s very persistent, very continuous, and they keep coming back for whatever they want,’ the report’s lead author says. — SCMP

Hackers linked to China’s Ministry of State Security have spent most of the last year infiltrating and moving freely through state government networks across the United States, according to a report by the cybersecurity firm Mandiant.

Released on Tuesday, the report says that the hacking group known as APT41, whose members are already sought by the FBI for allegedly working on behalf of Beijing to conduct cyberattacks, began targeting at least six state governments starting last spring, and had not let up through the end of February.

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