Critical Entities Targeted in Suspected Chinese Cyber Spying

Critical Entities Targeted in Suspected Chinese Cyber Spying
An Icon for the Pulse Secure smartphone app (R) and a computer desktop info page are seen in Burke, Va., on June 14, 2021. AP Photo
The Associated Press
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RICHMOND, Va.—A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to boost internet security to penetrate the computers of critical U.S. entities.

The hack of Pulse Connect Secure networking devices came to light in April, but its scope is only now starting to become clear. The Associated Press has learned that the hackers targeted telecommunications giant Verizon and the country’s largest water agency. News broke earlier this month that the New York City subway system, the country’s largest, was also breached.