2023-07-17 11:23:26
According to the US government, suspected Chinese hackers were able to access the email accounts of US government officials during an attack. “I stress these were unclassified email accounts, so they were not receiving classified information,” US President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, told CNN on Sunday.
Sullivan did not provide any background information on the hackers and did not directly confirm that China was behind the attack. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is said to have raised the issue at a meeting with China’s top foreign policy leader, Wang Yi, in Jakarta, according to the media to gather information. A State Department spokesman later said the department had “discovered anomalous activity,” but gave no details. Targeting infrastructure In May, Microsoft said state-backed Chinese hackers were increasing their targeting of critical infrastructure in the United States. Various organizations were affected by the attacks in areas such as communications, manufacturing, utilities, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology and education, it said. China rejected the allegations. Sullivan emphasized that the hackers had gained access via Microsoft cloud services. “We spotted the attack, shut it down quickly and have now taken action to ensure it is not an ongoing vulnerability.” He said of hacking in general: “It’s been going on for a long time, across governments we’ve been with it “The US government has taken steps to hold those responsible accountable in all of these cases and will continue to do so,” Sullivan said. The incident will be further investigated. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s email account was reportedly affected by the attack.
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