Chinese-linked hackers targeted US, Canadian research facilities for a year: Google

A Chinese-linked hacking group spent more than a year secretly stealing data from U.S. and Canadian academic, medical and military research institutions, before being detected, Google said on Monday.

Between September 2023 and November 2025, the hackers sought information related to defense intelligence, military strategy in the Indo-Pacific, artificial intelligence, unmanned vehicles, cyber warfare programs and medical ‌research, Google’s ⁠Threat Intelligence ⁠Group said in a report.