Salt Typhoon

Salt Typhoon
Formationc. 2020 (2020)
TypeAdvanced persistent threat
PurposeCyber espionage, counterintelligence, data exfiltration
Location
Parent organization
Ministry of State Security
AffiliationsSichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. Ltd.
Beijing Huanyu Tianqiong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Zhixin Ruijie Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Salt Typhoon is an advanced persistent threat actor believed to be operated by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) which has conducted high-profile cyber espionage campaigns, particularly against the United States. The group's operations place an emphasis on counterintelligence targets in the United States and data theft of key corporate intellectual property. The group has infiltrated over 200 targets in over 80 countries. Former NSA analyst Terry Dunlap has described the group as a "component of China's 100 year strategy."

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