Coverage dated July 19, 2023 to July 20, 2023

Chinese hackers breached email accounts of top U.S. diplomats

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

China-linked hackers breached the email account of U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, NBC News has confirmed.

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Reports & sources

30 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Chinese hackers breached US ambassador to China's email account (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    China-based hackers breached the email account of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.

  2. Forbes

    Chinese Hackers Breached The Email Of A U.S. Ambassador, Reports Say (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The breach of Ambassador Nicholas Burns’ email appears to be the latest incident in a campaign targeting American entities.

  3. Garden City Telegram

  4. The Guardian

    US ambassador to Beijing targeted in Chinese cyber-attack – report (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nicholas Burns’ emails reportedly accessed in hack that exploited flaw in Microsoft system and took Washington by surprise

  5. Wall Street Journal

    WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, in an attack that is believed to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of individual U.S. government emails.

  6. Fox News

    US ambassador to China among those hacked in Beijing-linked operation (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns was the highest-ranked State Department to be hacked in a Beijing-backed cyber espionage operation.

  7. RedState

    NEW: US Ambassador to China's Email Account Hacked by China as Part of 'Targeted Intelligence-Gathering Campaign' (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    But this latest attack is just part of a pattern that follows recent cyber attacks on computer systems at both US State and Commerce departments.

  8. New York Post

    Chinese hackers infiltrated US Ambassador to China’s emails: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Hackers with ties to Beijing penetrated US ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns’s email account, according to multiple reports.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Chinese hackers breached email accounts of top U.S. diplomats (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    China-linked hackers breached the email account of U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, NBC News has confirmed.

  10. 6ABC Philadelphia

    US ambassador to China and diplomat in Asia targeted in recent cyberattack: Sources (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    The U.S. ambassador to China and the State Department's Assistant Secretary for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink's email accounts were breached by China-based hackers.

  11. NBC10 Philadelphia

    China-linked hackers accessed email of US ambassador, officials say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The hack was part of a targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.

  12. The Daily Caller

    China Hacked Top State Dept Officials’ Emails Ahead Of John Kerry’s Climate Meeting In Beijing: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Chinese Communist Party-linked hackers compromised emails of Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, according to a Thursday report by The Wall Street Journal.

  13. NBC News

    China-linked hackers accessed email of U.S. ambassador, officials say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The hack was part of a targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.

  14. The Washington Free Beacon

    China Hacks US Ambassador's Email (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Beijing-linked hackers accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China in an espionage operation thought to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of U.S. government emails, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

  15. New York Times

    Hacking of Government Email Was Traditional Espionage, Official Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The hackers penetrated the accounts of senior State Department officials, including the U.S. ambassador to China.

  16. Rolling Stone

    Hackers in China Breach Emails of U.S. Ambassador: Report (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The timing of the cyber attack occurred during tense relations between the U.S. and China, WSJ reported

  17. Politico

    Top American diplomats on China swept up in Microsoft email hack (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The spying activity overlapped with a period of intense diplomatic engagement between Washington and Beijing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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