how China tried to learn the secrets of the United States

US officials reported that Chinese hackers hacked into the email accounts of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and other State Department and Commerce Department officials. The hack took place weeks before Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken’s visit to Beijing in June.

The hack was first discovered by the US State Department cybersecurity team. At the moment, an investigation is ongoing into the actions of Chinese hackers, which are likely to be associated with the military or spy services of China.

Some sources indicate that the attack was directed at individual email boxes. However, US officials downplay the notion that hackers stole sensitive information. Politicians say no secret email or cloud systems have been hacked.

The attacks began on May 15, 2023 and involved gaining access to email accounts, affecting 25 organizations and a small number of individual user accounts.

Violation discovered by Microsoft one month later, on June 16, 2023, after one of the clients reported suspicious activity in email accounts Microsoft. The Company has notified all affected organizations and agencies through their administrators. At the same time, the names of the affected organizations and agencies, as well as the number of hacked accounts, were not disclosed.

The State Department said in a statement that after identifying “non-routine activity,” authorities have taken steps to secure systems and “will actively monitor and respond in a timely manner to any further actions.”