GCHQ warns of fresh threat from Chinese state-sponsored hackers
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6BX84)
National Cyber Security Centre urges operators of critical national infrastructure to prevent hacks
The UK's cybersecurity agency has urged operators of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications networks, to prevent Chinese state-sponsored hackers from hiding on their systems.
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, issued the warning after it emerged that a Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon had targeted a US military outpost in the Pacific Ocean.
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