Chinese Salt Typhoon Infiltrated US National Guard Network for Months

A Department of Homeland Security memo confirms Chinese group Salt Typhoon, extensively compromised a US National Guard network for nearly a year, stealing sensitive military and law enforcement data.

A sophisticated Chinese APT group, Salt Typhoon, successfully infiltrated the US state’s Army National Guard network for nearly a year, from March 2024 to December 2024. This breach, detailed in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo from June,

While this raises concerns about the security of the US military and critical infrastructure systems, the attack is not entirely unexpected. As reported by Hackread.com, infostealers, available for as little as $10, have already compromised highly sensitive systems belonging to the US military and even the FBI.

The DHS memo, which obtained its information from a Department of Defense (DOD) report and was later shared with NBC News through a freedom of information request by the national security transparency non-profit ...