A total of 60,000 emails from the State Department got into Chinese hackers’ hands during a cyber campaign targeting Microsoft uncovered in July, according to Senate staff briefed on the matter on Sept. 27. These emails belong to 10 State Department accounts, a staffer for Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) told The Epoch Times. The hackers had their focus on Indo-Pacific diplomatic efforts—nine of the victims work on East Asia and Pacific affairs, with one other working on Europe. The hackers also accessed officials’ travel itineraries and captured a list of every State Department email address. Kelly Fletcher, chief information officer for the State Department, told briefing attendees that less than 10 social security numbers were also in hackers’ reach....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-hackers-stole-60000-emails-from-state-department-officials-5500561