This is your China Hack Report: Daily US Tech Defense podcast.

Hey listeners, Ting here. If you thought last week was spicy in the cybersecurity world, buckle up because the past 24 hours have been absolutely wild, and honestly, China's not even trying to hide anymore.

Let's jump straight into it. According to cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which is owned by Google, we're looking at a sophisticated Chinese hacking campaign that's infiltrated US software developers and law firms. These aren't your garden-variety breaches either. We're talking about attackers who've been quietly lurking in corporate networks for over a year, harvesting intelligence like they're on a strategic shopping spree. The FBI's currently investigating, and frankly, they're treating this like a five-alarm fire.

Here's where it gets really interesting. Mandiant's chief technology officer Charles Carmakal literally said these hackers are quote very active right now, and they believe many organizations are actively compromised but don't even know it yet. Let that sink in. The comparison being thrown around is the SolarWinds incident from 2020, which tells you this is operating at that level of severity.

The targets are particularly telling. Law firms like Wiley Rein in Washington DC got their email accounts absolutely demolished. Why law firms? Because they're sitting on the mother lode of trade secret intel, national security dispute details, and everything Beijing needs to understand American negotiating positions. It's espionage on steroids.

Now here's the kicker that should terrify network administrators everywhere. These attackers have been stealing proprietary software from US tech companies and weaponizing it to find new vulnerabilities. So they're not just breaking in, they're using stolen tools as keys to break in deeper. It's like handing someone a masterkey after they've already cracked your front door.

Mandiant analysts are warning that the cleanup and damage assessment could stretch on for months. The FBI's cyber experts are juggling multiple sophisticated Chinese campaigns simultaneously, and according to the bureau, China's cyber operatives outnumber every single FBI agent by at least fifty to one. That's a workforce problem nobody's solving overnight.

The political backdrop makes this even more pointed. The Trump administration ramped up tariffs on Chinese exports this spring, and this hacking surge looks like Beijing's response to the economic pressure. It's tit-for-tat espionage serving trade war objectives.

What should you do right now? If you operate any infrastructure whatsoever, contact your local FBI field office or head to tips.fbi.gov if you suspect compromise. Patch everything. Assume nothing's safe. Review your access logs for unusual activity spanning the past year, not just the last week.

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