China-backed hackers targeted White House journalists before January 6

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Researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint said they have observed the China-backed advanced persistent threat group, TA412, also known as Zirconium, engaging in several reconnaissance phishing campaigns since early last year. Proofpoint says it witnessed five...