How China’s secretive spy agency became a cyber powerhouse

United States officials were alarmed in 2023 when they discovered that Chinese state-controlled hackers had infiltrated critical US infrastructure with malicious code that could wreck power grids, communications systems and water supplies.

The threat was serious enough that Mr William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, made a secret trip to Beijing to confront his Chinese counterpart.

He warned China’s Minister of State Security that there would be “serious consequences” for Beijing if it unleashed the malware.

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