Chinese Government Hackers Attack U.S. Navy

Chinese Government Hackers Attack U.S. Navy

THE SIGNAL

The United States Navy was one of the victims of a cyberattack conducted by a Chinese government hacking group discovered earlier this year by Microsoft, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro revealed on Thursday. According to CNBC, Del Toro said the Navy “has been impacted” by the cyberattacks that Microsoft said also involved installing a malicious computer code in telecommunications systems in Guam and other U.S. locations. Del Toro noted it was “no surprise that China has been behaving in this manner, not just for the last couple years, but for decades.” Del Toro’s revelations come after the Microsoft executive who oversees the company’s threat intelligence unit, Tom Burt, said Microsoft analysts discovered mysterious code in February, according to The New York Times. The invasive code was installed in secret throu …

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