(Feb 25): Google disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries, the company said Wednesday. The hacking group, tracked as UNC2814 and "Gallium,” has a nearly decade-long history of penetrating government organizations and telecommunications companies, the company said in findings shared exclusively with Reuters. Google and unnamed partners terminated Google Cloud projects controlled by the hacking group, identified and disabled internet infrastructure it was using and disabled accounts the group used to access Google Sheets, which it used to carry out its targeting and data theft operations. Using Google Sheets allowed the group to evade detection and blend into normal network traffic and was not a compromise of any Google product, the company added. The activity is distinct from separate high-profile, telecommunications-focused Chinese hacking activity tracked as “Salt Typhoon,” Google said.

Source: The Edge Markets February 25, 2026 11:53 UTC