Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Committee on CCP Warns of Targeted Cyber Espionage, (Sep 8, 2025)

By Tony Foley

The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a statement today alerting the public to an ongoing series of espionage campaigns that it said are linked to the targeting of organizations and individuals involved in U.S.-China trade policy and diplomacy.

The committee’s statement said that on multiple occasions in recent weeks, suspected Chinese cyber-attackers impersonated committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R., Mich.) in e-mails sent to trusted counterparts in an attempt to get them to open files and links that would grant the attackers access to their systems and information during high-level U.S.-China trade engagements. The committee confirmed that the attackers abused software and cloud services to hide their activity in attempts to steal sensitive data, which it called a hallmark of state-sponsored tradecraft.

“This is another example of China’s offensive cyber operations designed to steal American strategy and leverage it against Congress, the Administration, and the American people,” said Rep. Moolenaar. “We will not be intimidated, and we will continue our work to keep America safe.”

The committee provided the information it gathered from its analysis to the FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police and said it would continue to share indicators with federal partners and impacted organizations and will support any necessary defensive or investigative actions.

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