Security News > 2024 > September > Chinese Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Internet Providers in Cyber Espionage Campaign
2024-09-26 04:49
Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a "handful" of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Salt Typhoon, which is also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor. "Investigators
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