The incident is part of a broader, ongoing cyber campaign targeting US communications networks that is attributed to China’s Ministry of State Security. However, sources said it remains unclear whether the hackers were able to access the personal email accounts of lawmakers themselves.

‘Salt Typhoon’: China hacks emails of US congressional staff in major cyber-espionage case

According to the US national counterintelligence and security centre, Chinese companies have gained access to US healthcare data by partnering with hospitals, universities, and other research organizations in America.

China has access to US healthcare, including genomic data: US counterintelligence report

Amid rapidly growing Sino- Pakistan relations and Pakistan’s belligerent moves to derail Afghanistan initiatives to warm up to India, the recent busting of a robust Chinese spy syndicate in Kabul raises many questions.

Active presence of Chinese intelligence in Afghanistan

In a first, the European Union has imposed sanctions on two Chinese nationals and one Chinese company linked with the Chinese intelligence agency in the aftermath of a massive cyberattack targetting companies in the continent.

Now, EU imposes cyberattack sanctions on Chinese nationals linked to Chinese intelligence agency