State-sponsored Chinese hackers could be laying groundwork for disruption

State-sponsored Chinese hackers could be laying groundwork for disruption

"...State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises, Microsoft said Wednesday. The targets include sites in Guam, where the U.S. has a major military presence, the company said. ...Microsoft even posted that it found evidence of Volt Typhoon in Guam, which is the closest U.S. territory to Taiwan. ...intruders gained initial access through internet-facing Fortiguard devices, which are engineered to use machine-learning to detect malware. ..."

Reference: www.newsnationnow.com .

Chinese hackers 'steal missile plans' from US Navy contractors

Chinese hackers 'steal missile plans' from US Navy contractors

"...The US government has not definitively linked China to the hacking attacks, but the report said that some malware was shown to have been controlled by a computer in China’s Hainan province. The hackers also used hacking tools which have been used by Chinese-affiliated hacking groups in the past..."

Reference: www.telegraph.co.uk .

China cyber attacks targeted missile defense programs

Pentagon aircraft, missile defense programs target of China cyber threat

"...a partial list of 37 breached programs, which included the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon — a land-based missile defense system that was recently deployed to Guam to help counter the North Korean threat...."

Reference: washingtonpost.com .