US, Canada Issue Joint Warning Against China-Backed Hackers Targeting Government Entities

According to a threat assessment, China remains the ’most active and persistent cyber threat' to the U.S. government.

In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times

Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors are using the BRICKSTORM malware to infect U.S. government entities and private companies, gaining long-term access to victim systems, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in an alert on Dec. 4.

CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Canadian Cyber Security Centre issued a joint Malware Analysis report detailing the threat posed by the malware.