Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Hijacked US National Guard Network for Nearly a Year

Chinese state- hackers known as Salt Typhoon successfully infiltrated and maintained persistent access to a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network for nearly ten months, from March 2024 through December 2024, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by NBC News. The sophisticated cyberespionagecampaignrepresents a significant escalation in Beijing’s ongoing cyber operations against American military infrastructure, potentially compromising sensitive defense information and ...