The Norwegian government has accused a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon of breaking into several organizations in the country.
In a report released on Friday, Norway’s police security service said a hacking group believed to be working for the Chinese government had targeted vulnerable network devices to carry out espionage.
Norway is the latest country to confirm an incursion related to the salt typhoon.
Described by senior US national security officials as an “epoch-defining threat”, Salt Typhoon has secretly hacked the networks of critical infrastructure organizations around the world for years, including telecommunications service providers in Canada and the United States, where it allegedly intercepted the communications of senior politicians. This series of breaches has put pressure on telecommunications companies to improve their security.
The report did not provide many details about the hacking campaign targeting the country. A spokesman for the Norwegian Embassy in the US did not immediately respond to a request for comment.