A West Coast port and pipeline. A water utility in Hawaii. The Texas power grid.
Those are among the recent targets of state-backed Chinese hackers, according to a report published by the Washington Post on Monday. The report cites new information from U.S. officials and industry security officials.
What You Need To Know
The Washington Post, citing U.S. officials as well as private sector security officials, reports Chinese hackers have accessed the computer systems of about two dozen critical entities over the past year
The state-backed hackers targeted the Texas power grid, a Hawaii water utility and a West Coast port and pipeline, among other critical infrastructure, the report says
Hackers are targeting critical U.S. infrastructure with the intention of laying the groundwork for the disruption of critical communications should a conflict between the U.S. and China arise
The hackers, the Post said, mask their activity by accessing home or office routers. They additionally target employee credentials
The hackers, the report says, are targeting critical U.S. infrastructure intending to lay the groundwork for the disruption of critical communications should a conflict between the U.S. and China arise.
