The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon has already shocked the US once with the revelation last year that it had deeply penetrated American telecom systems, even targeting the text messages and phone conversations of citizens including then-candidates Donald Trump and JD Vance in real time.

A confidential memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals that a U.S. state's Army National Guard’s computer network was infiltrated by a

Chinese hackers stole network diagrams, credentials, and personnel data in a breach that poses a threat to critical infrastructure nationwide.