Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations

Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations Lawrence Abrams July 17, 2025 12:02 PM 0 The Chinese state- hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks. Salt Typhoon is a Chinese state- hacking group that is believed to be affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence agency. The hacking group has gained notoriety over the past two years for its wave of attacks on telecommunications and broadband providers worldwide, includingAT&T, Verizon, Lumen,Charter, Windstream, andViasat. The goal of some of these attacks was to gain access to sensitive call logs, private communications, and law-enforcement wiretap systems used by the U.S. government. National Guard network breached for nine months A June 11Department of Homeland Security ...