FBI offers $10 million for information about Salt Typhoon members
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Summary
The FBI is offering a reward of $10m for information on China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group, which has targeted US-based telecoms organisations.
Salt Typhoon has been linked to the Chinese state and has been involved in espionage attacks to obtain information for military use.
The group has been operating under various names since at least 2019, and has intensified its activities over the past year.
The reward is offered alongside relocation assistance and compensation and seeks information about Salt Typhoon group members and details of their attacks.
The announcement states the group has targeted victims globally, obtained call data logs and private communications, and copied select information subject to US law enforcement requests.
