Chinese-Speaking Hackers Breach U.S. Local Governments via Critical Infrastructure Software Flaw

Cyber Threat Intelligence23 May 2025

Chinese-speaking threat actors are exploiting a flaw in widely used U.S. municipal infrastructure software to gain long-term access to local government systems, according to new findings from Cisco Talos.

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