Chinese Spy Balloon Used US Internet To Communicate, Says Report

In early 2023, China sent a spy balloon towards the US. Now an American official has revealed that China used an American Internet Service Provider to obtain information through this balloon. Through which it transferred data related to navigation and location.

of NDTV Report According to the report, through this connection, American intelligence agencies were able to track the location of the balloon and gather important information. Although the identity of the Internet Service Provider has not been disclosed here. But the report says that when the balloon was passing over America, it beijing I was able to establish communication.

Officials said the network connection was not used to send intelligence data back to China. But the balloon stored all the necessary information inside itself, so that it could be opened and viewed later. The US captured and deactivated this balloon in February. And analyzed the information stored in it. Meanwhile, the FBI and the National Intelligence Office refused to comment on this matter. CNN also tried to get a reaction in the Chinese Embassy in Washington.

There itself, China China has been adamant that the balloon that came from its side was a weather balloon that was flown to collect weather information but had lost its way. But earlier a report by CNN said that US intelligence had found out that the balloon was part of the Chinese military’s surveillance program.