US Targets Chinese Hacker with $10 Million Bounty.

There has been a rare and pointed move by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which highlights the growing threat of state-sponsored cyberespionage. This was announced through a public announcement earlier this week, stating they would offer a reward of $10 million for credible information that could lead to the identification or capture of individuals linked to the highly sophisticated cyberespionage group Salt Typhoon, which is headquartered in China. 

It is an unprecedented move within the US justice and intelligence communities to counter foreign cyber operations directly targeting the nation’s critical infrastructure in a way that signals a growing urgency in the fight. As reported in an official statement released by the FBI, Salt Typhoon is suspected of orchestrating a series of covert cyber intrusions over the past year.

The attackers gained access to sensitive data from multiple telecommunications networks in the United States, gaining an unauthorised level of control.

It has been reported that the group had been able to monitor internal communications, gather classified data, and possibly disrupt essential services as a result of these operations, posing a serious threat to national security and public trust in the reliability of American digital infrastructure.

In this announcement, the U.S. State Department announced a reward for individuals who participated i

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