Chinese state-backed operatives attacked and gained access to the networks of seven managed service providers (MSPs) in the U.S. and overseas as part of a 14-year global espionage campaign that included infiltration of the emails of U.S. legislators from more than 10 states.
The unnamed MSPs include providers based in California, Colorado, Idaho, New York, Massachusetts and overseas, according to an unsealed indictment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of New York filed in January 2024.
Intrusions into the MSPs’ networks took place between 2017 and 2019, according to court documents. Each of the seven defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud conspiracy, according to court documents.
The federal court’s charging affidavit reads, “Customers of managed service providers included corporations, non-government organizations and…
