China-linked hackers breached Fiji organization, US Embassy says

Oct 13 (Reuters) - China-linked ‌hackers compromised ​a ​regional organization's network based in Suva, Fiji, between July and August ‌2026, the US Embassy in Fiji ⁠said on Monday.

The embassy, which covers Fiji, Kiribati, ‌Nauru and Tuvalu, informed ‌the Fijian government and the affected organisation of the suspected breach and provided ​technical recommendations to help secure their networks.

• Hackers maintained access to the organisation's ⁠network over several days, the embassy said.

• The embassy ​did not identify the regional organisation by name.

• Earlier this month, the ​US Department of Justice seized ‌seven internet domains to disrupt hackers that it accused of ⁠working with a Chinese IT firm, saying the domains were used to scan and hack ⁠US and foreign critical infrastructure.

• Chinese hackers have also ​been impersonating AI experts to steal passwords from people at think tanks, universities and law firms ‌since at least 2025, cybersecurity company Proofpoint said earlier this month.

• ‌The government of Fiji did not ⁠immediately respond to a ‌request for ​comment from Reuters.

(Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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