Tag: Chinese Hackers

Chinese Hackers Stole 60,000 State Department Emails: Report

Connecticut Star Staff

Hackers in China stole 60,000 emails from officials at the Department of State, according to a report by Politico.

News of the hacking was revealed by Department of State officials during a private staff briefing on Capitol Hill, recently, Politico reported. There, the department’s chief information officer, Kelly Fletcher, informed staff that over 60,000 emails had been stolen from ten staff members using Microsoft Outlook, the department’s emailing system, with the hack affecting high-ranking officials such as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

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Chinese Hackers Allegedly Gained Access to Top Biden Officials’ Emails

Connecticut Star Staff

In a massive breach of two dozen organizations, Chinese hackers managed to gain access to the confidential emails of at least two senior officials in the Biden Administration.

As previously reported, Microsoft had announced that a Chinese hacking group called Storm-0558 had been behind the breach of 25 different companies and government agencies.

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