Chinese cyber operators infiltrated the Republican Party's internal communications systems prior to the U.S. presidential election, gaining access for several months. This cyber espionage operation was reportedly linked to the Chinese government. The breach was discovered as the Republican National Committee prepared for its convention. Additionally, a leak from the Chinese cyber firm TopSec revealed over 7,000 lines of work logs and code, which analysts at SentinelOne used to trace the coordination between the Chinese Communist Party and the tech sector. Reports also indicate that hackers with ties to Beijing had previously siphoned sensitive data from the Belgian state security emails, exploiting vulnerabilities in an American cyber company over a two-year period.