Officials wouldn't say who the hackers went after but that those targeted include a “limited number” of people mainly involved in government and politics.

The U.S. government’s ongoing probe into China-backed actors’ attempts to hack into U.S. telecommunications infrastructure revealed a “broad and significant” espionage campaign targeted at those in government or political work,

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics,