Chinese Hackers Target Philippine President, Steal Military Data

Chinese-state sponsored hackers penetrated the executive branch of the Philippines government and stole sensitive data as part of a yearslong campaign, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Cybersecurity experts discovered an infiltration of the executive branch and reported it to Philippine officials in 2023, and the same breach was flagged again in August of last year, according to the people, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The president’s office wrote one of the experts in May asking for details of the hack, according to emails reviewed by Bloomberg News.

Government officials ...