Chinese Hackers Compromised Thirteen U.S. Pipeline Operators Nearly a Decade Ago
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A joint report from the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) revealed that hackers working for the Chinese government compromised more than a dozen U.S. pipeline operators nearly a decade ago.
The unclassified data revealed in the report shows that Chinese state-sponsored hackers between 2011 and 2013 had targeted nearly two dozen U.S. oil and natural gas pipeline operators with the specific goal of “holding U.S. pipeline infrastructure at risk.” The hackers successfully compromised thirteen of the targets, and an additional eight suffered an “unknown depth of intrusion.” (Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal)
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