Chinese Hacker Group Salt Typhoon Breaches U.S. National Guard Network for Nine Months

An elite Chinese cyber-espionage group known as Salt Typhoon infiltrated a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network for nearly nine months, according to a classified Pentagon report revealed in a June Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo. The memo, obtained by the nonprofit Property of the People through a freedom of information request, indicates the hackers had deep access between March and December 2024, raising alarms about compromised military or law enforcement data. 

Salt Typhoon has previously been linked to some of the most expansive cyber-intrusions into American infrastructure. This latest revelation suggests their reach was even broader than earlier believed. Authorities are still investigating the full extent of data accessed, including sensitive internal documents, personal information of service members, and network architecture diagrams. The affected state’s identity remains undisclosed. 

The Department of Defense declined to comment on the matter, while a spokesperson from the National Guard Bureau confirmed the breach but assured that the incident did not hinder any ongoing state or federal missions. Investigations are ongoing to determine the scope and potential long-term impact of the breach. 

China’s embassy in Washington did not directly deny the allegations but claimed the U.S. had not provided concrete evidence linking Salt Typhoon to the Chinese government. They reiterated that cyberattacks are

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