China hacked email systems of U.S. congressional committee staff

China has hacked the emails used by congressional staff on powerful committees in the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a massive cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon.

Chinese intelligence accessed email systems used by some staffers on the House Select Committee on the CCP in addition to aides on the Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Armed Services committees, according to people familiar with the attack. The intrusions were detected in December.

The attacks are the latest element of an ongoing cyber campaign against U.S. communication networks by the Ministry of State Security, China’s intelligence service. One person familiar with the attack said it was unclear if the MSS had accessed lawmakers’ emails.

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