Cyber attacks from China have become a major problem for U.S. institutions and companies. One recent incident — an attack in March on six U.S. state governments carried out by a group of organized civilians — shows how the threat is coming not just from state-backed operatives from the People’s Liberation Army or Ministry of State Security (MSS). Hackers targeted the six states through a vulnerability in a livestock disease-tracking application called USAHEARDS. Analysts have since attr