Congressional staff emails hacked as part of Salt Typhoon campaign

• Salt Typhoon allegedly compromised emails of US House committee staffers on China, foreign affairs, and defense
• Scope of intrusion remains unclear; FBI and White House have not commented publicly
• Group is part of China’s “Typhoon” nexus, known for telecom breaches

Salt Typhoon, infamous Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known best for their incursions into western telecommunications companies, was found snooping on western communications once again.

This time, they were allegedly seen compromising emails used by staff members of “powerful committees in the US House of Representatives”. Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported on the findings, citing people familiar with the matter, and saying the attackers accessed email systems used by some staffers on the House China committee.

Furthermore, aides on panels covering foreign affairs, intelligence, and the armed forces were also targeted. Specific names were not disclosed, though.