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China Hackers Hit 20,000 Western Systems

China Hackers Hit 20,000 Western Systems
A man types on a computer keyboard on Feb. 28, 2013. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
6/13/2024|Updated: 6/13/2024
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A China-linked cyber campaign has infiltrated thousands of government and defense systems throughout Western nations.
The “Coathangar” operation exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a firewall system used by the Netherlands and other nations on many government networks.
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