Hackers paid by the Chinese government infiltrated the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States last year, according to a report released Tuesday by a private cybersecurity firm.
The hacks, which exploited vulnerable web applications from last May and continued through February, were identified by Mandiant, a well-known American cybersecurity firm.
“While the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has rightfully captured the world’s attention and the potential for Russian cyber threats are real, we must remember that other major threat actors around the world are continuing their operations as usual,” Geoff Ackerman, a principal threat analyst at Mandiant, said in a statement.
The hacking group APT41, which U.S. officials have previously tied to Beijing’s Ministry of State Security, was also implicated in a 2020 Justice Department indictment that blamed Chinese hackers for attacking over 100 organizations in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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