PRC-linked spies hid inside medical and military networks for more than a year
40 points
1/21/1970
a day ago
by Bender
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M95D
> used some particularly noteworthy search terms as they were scanning for data to steal. They included such esoteric topics as [...] a viral disease that spreads from mosquitoes to humans.
> the very specific pathogen, “Chikungunya,” a viral disease transmitted to humans from mosquitoes that was responsible for an outbreak in China's Guangdong province in July 2025.
I don't get it. Why would Chinese spies search for a Chinese disease in US mailboxes?
Either they fear/suspect the disease is a US bioweapon, or this is fake news.
> used some particularly noteworthy search terms as they were scanning for data to steal. They included such esoteric topics as [...] a viral disease that spreads from mosquitoes to humans.
> the very specific pathogen, “Chikungunya,” a viral disease transmitted to humans from mosquitoes that was responsible for an outbreak in China's Guangdong province in July 2025.
I don't get it. Why would Chinese spies search for a Chinese disease in US mailboxes?
Either they fear/suspect the disease is a US bioweapon, or this is fake news.