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US Air Force airmen adjust propeller weight during pre-flight checks on an MQ-9 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in May 2022.US Air Force/Airman 1st class Christa AndersonSuspected Chinese malware has been identified in several US military systems. Unlike other surveillance malware from China, this malware seems intended to disrupt operations.The malware could also have the ability to disrupt normal civilian life and businesses.US officials found suspected Chinese malware across several military systems — and unlike previous attacks, experts say the intent is more likely to disrupt rather than to surveil, The New York Times reports.The attacks first came into the public eye in May after Microsoft identified malicious code in telecommunications software in Guam, where the US houses the Andersen Air Force Base.US officials told the Times that investigations into Chinese malware had been underway for several months and that the malicious code had infiltrated US military systems across the country and abroad.

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