Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally
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Google disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group, UNC2814/Gallium, that breached 53 organizations globally over nearly a decade, targeting governments and telecoms. The group used Google Cloud and Sheets for surveillance and data theft, which Google and partners terminated.
Source: Reuters
Google disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries. The group, tracked as UNC2814 and "Gallium,” has a nearly decade-long history of penetrating government organizations and telecommunications companies. “This was a vast surveillance apparatus used to spy on people and organizations throughout the world,” John Hultquist, chief analyst with Google Threat Intelligence Group, said. Google and unnamed partners terminated Google Cloud projects controlled by the hacking group, identified and disabled internet infrastructure it was using and disabled accounts the group used to access Google Sheets, which it used to carry out its targeting and data theft operations. Full Story