According to reports, a government-backed hacking group from China broke through local American government agencies. The breach occurred in a minimum of six states of the US, and has taken place over the past 10 months. Apparently, this breach is a part of an operation that is characterised by persistence for acquiring crucial information. The news was brought forward on Tuesday, March 8 by investigators from a cybersecurity firm called ‘Mandiant.’ In two of these states, agencies witnessed hackers breaking into networks making use of a critical software flaw. This defect was discovered in December 2021. This was at the...