A Chinese government-backed hacking group has breached local government agencies in at least six US states in the last 10 months as part of a persistent information-gathering operation.
Washington A Chinese government-backed hacking group has breached local government agencies in at least six US states in the last 10 months as part of a persistent information-gathering operation, investigators at cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Tuesday.
The wide range of state agencies targeted include"health, transportation, labor , higher education, agriculture, and court networks and systems," the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a separate, private advisory to state governments obtained by CNN.
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