US hunts Chinese malware designed to disrupt military

President Joe-Biden led administration started the hunt for malicious computer code as they believe China might have inserted them, designed to disrupt the US military operations in the event of a conflict, including if Beijing moves against Taiwan in the coming years, according to media citing the American military, intelligence and national security officials.

This came after Microsoft said it had detected mysterious computer code in telecommunications systems in Guam, the Pacific island with a vast American air base, and elsewhere in the United States. Although, it was only the narrow slice of the problem that Microsoft could see through its networks it triggered fears among the US administration.

The discovery of Malware has raised fears that Chinese hackers, probably working for the People’s Liberation Army, and also the issue was touched in the White House in recent months, as senior officials from the National Security Council, the Pentagon, the Homeland Security Department and the nation’s spy agencies attempt to understand the scope of the problem and plot a response.